Passo Corese

History

Close to Passo Corese is the site of Cures Sabinorum, also called simply Cures. According to Roman historians, it was from here that the Sabine king Titus Tatius marched on Rome, in the seventh year of the city, 747 BC, to avenge the Rape of the Sabine Women, and then agreed to settle in Rome. In the time of Augustus, Cures was merely a village, but it developed in the succeeding centuries, becoming in the 5th and 6th centuries the seat of a diocese, five of whose bishops are known by name because of their participation in synods or because of correspondence with the popes. The Lombards destroyed Cures, probably in 589, and the population dispersed. In a letter of February 593, Pope Gregory the Great ended the existence of the diocese as a residential see, adding its territory to that of Nomentum. Cures Sabinorum is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see. During World War II, Passo Corese was the site of a large POW camp, P.G. 54. It was the venue for the riding part of the modern pentathlon event for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Geography

Located 35 km north of Rome, Passo Corese lies on a plain near the river Tiber, at the borders of the province of Rieti with the one of Rome. It is 8 km from Fiano Romano, 10 from Montelibretti and Farfa Abbey, 15 from Monterotondo and 16 from Fara in Sabina.

Most-observed species

• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  446
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  294
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  260
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  240
• Cattle Egret

  Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  208
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  207
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  203
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  200

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2025-09-20
  4 km SSE of San Terenziano, Italy
• M 2.7 — 2025-05-08
  1 km NNE of Montecompatri, Italy
• M 3.2 — 2025-03-04
  3 km S of Bevagna, Italy
• M 4.3 — 2021-10-18
  2 km ESE of Visso, Italy
• M 3.1 — 2020-05-11
  7 km NNW of Rome, Italy
• M 4.6 — 2019-11-07
  2 km SW of Villavallelonga, Italy