- For the Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox Saint, see at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, and for Hadrian's wife, see Vibia Sabina.
Sabina (
Latin:
Sabinium), also called the
Sabine Hills, is an Italian region located in the center of
Italy. Named for the
Sabines, Sabina is an ancient territory that was once bordered by
Latium to the south,
Picenum to the east; and separated from
Umbria to the north by the
river Nera, and from
Etruria to the west by the
Tiber river. Today, Sabina is mainly northeast of
Rome in the regions
Lazio,
Umbria and
Abruzzo. The Upper Sabina is in the province of
Rieti (
Poggio Mirteto, Magliano Sabina, Casperia, Montopoli di Sabina, Torri in Sabina, Cantalupo in Sabina, Montebuono, Forano, Poggio Catino, Montasola, Stimigliano, Castelnuovo di Farfa, Fara in Sabina, Roccantica, Mompeo, Salisano, Cottanello, Configni, Vacone, Tarano, Collevecchio, Toffia, Poggio Nativo, ecc.), and the Sabina Romana is in the province of
Rome (Mentana, Monteflavio, Montelibretti, Monterotondo, Montorio Romano, Moricone, Nerola, Palombara Sabina). There is also a part of the Sabina in the Umbria Region (territories of Narni, Amelia, Cascia, Norcia, partially Upper Valnerina, etc.) and in the Abruzzo Region (from Valle dell'Aterno to L'Aquila).
