San Saba

San Saba is the 21st rione of , Italy, identified by the initials R. XXI. It is located within the Municipio I, and takes its name from the Basilica of San Saba, which is located there.
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  • Type: Locality with 3,370 residents
  • Description: rione of Rome in Latium, Italy
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomb of the Scipios and Caelian Hill.

Archaeological site
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The , also called the hypogaeum Scipionum, was the common tomb of the patrician Scipio family during the Roman Republic for interments between the early 3rd century BC and the early 1st century AD.

Peak
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The is one of the famous seven hills of Rome.

City gate
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is a gate in the of . The gate was built in the time of Nero. It stands at an angle in the Aurelian Walls. It was placed at a halfway point between and , close to the modern arches under which Via Cristoforo Colombo runs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Colosseo.

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Locality
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The , which is the centremost of the seven hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

San Saba

Latitude
41.8764° or 41° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
12.49497° or 12° 29′ 42″ east
Population
3,370
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFGV+HX
Geo­Names ID
6545165
Wiki­data ID
Q386273
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“San Saba” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Saba”
  • Chinese: “圣萨巴”
  • Dutch: “San Saba”
  • Finnish: “San Saba”
  • French: “San Saba”
  • German: “San Saba”
  • Hebrew: “סן סבא”
  • Italian: “San Saba”
  • Japanese: “サン・サーバ”
  • Japanese: “サン・サバ”
  • Korean: “산사바”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Saba”
  • Norwegian: “Rione San Saba”
  • Polish: “San Saba”
  • Portuguese: “San Saba”
  • Russian: “Сан-Саба”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Saba”
  • Spanish: “San Saba”
  • Swedish: “San Saba”
  • Turkish: “San Saba”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан Саба”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Саба”

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