Amatrice

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Amatrice-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Amatrice
region = Lazio
province = Rieti (RI)
elevation_m = 955
area_total_km2 = 174
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 2803
population_density_km2 = 16
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|42|38|N|13|17|E
frazioni = see list
telephone = 0746
postalcode = 02012
gentilic = Amatriciani
saint = Filetta's Madonna
day = Ascension Day
mayor = Carlo Fedeli (since June 2004)
website = [http://www.amatrice.net/ comune.amatrice.net]

Amatrice is a town and commune in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio (central Italy). The city is seat of the food-agricultural base of "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".

History

Main sights

Culture

Amatrice is especially famous for the Sugo all'amatriciana pasta sauce. Numerous cooks of the Popes came from Amatrice, according to some urban legends. In this little village the tradition wants that the original recipe of the sauce was altered outside of the place: still today citizens use to prepare the sauce, using an iron pan, just with olive oil, chopped "guanciale"(= dried pork cheek, not "pancetta"=dried bacon),white wine, tomato sauce, chili, pepper and sheep-milk cheese. The versions outside Amatrice include fresh chopped onion and pancetta (rather than "guanciale").

Fractions

Aleggia, Arafranca-Pinaco, Bagnolo, Capricchia, Casale Bucci, Casale Celli, Casale, Casalene, Casale Masacci, Casale Nadalucci, Casale Nibbi, Casale Sanguigni, Casale Sautelli, Casale Zocchi, Casali della Meta, Cascello, Castel Trione, Collalto, Collecreta, Collegentilesco, Collemagrone, Collemoresco, Collepagliuca, Colletroio, Colli, Conche, Configno, Cornelle, Cornillo Nuovo, Cornillo Vecchio, Cossara, Cossito, Crognale, Domo, Faizzone, Ferrazza, Filetto, Fiumatello, Francucciano, Le Forme, Moletano, Musicchio, Nommisci, Osteria della Meta, Pasciano, Patàrico, Petrana, Pinaco, Poggio Vitellino, Prato, Preta, Rio, Retrosi, Roccapassa, Rocchetta, Saletta, San Benedetto, San Capone, San Giorgio, San Lorenzo a Pinaco, San Sebastiano, Santa Giusta, Sant'Angelo, San Tommaso, Scai, Sommati, Torrita, Torritella, Varoni, Villa San Cipriano, Villa San Lorenzo e Flaviano, Voceto.