Ponte (rione of Rome)

Ponte
Rione of Rome
Church of Santa Maria della Pace
Seal
Position of the rione within the center of the city
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rome
Comune	Rome
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Ponte is the 5th rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. V, and is located in Municipio I. Its name (English: 'bridge') comes from Ponte Sant'Angelo, which connects Ponte with the rione of Borgo. This bridge was built by Emperor Hadrian (and originally was named after him Pons Aelius) in 134 AD to connect his mausoleum to the rest of the city. Though Pope Sixtus V changed the rione limits, so that the bridge belongs now to Borgo, not to Ponte anymore, the area has kept its name and a bridge as its coat of arms.