Borgo Velino
Borgo Velino | |
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Comune di Borgo Velino | |
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Borgo Velino Location of Borgo Velino in Italy | |
Coordinates: 42°24′N 13°4′E / 42.400°N 13.067°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Latium |
Province | Rieti (RI) |
Frazioni | Collerinaldo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Emanuele Berardi |
Area | |
• Total | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,002 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Borghetani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 02010 |
Dialing code | 0746 |
Borgo Velino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the region Latium, Italy. It is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of the town Rieti. It has an area of 17.3 square kilometres (6.7 sq mi), and as of 31 December 2010 it had a population of 1,004. Until 1927 Borgo Velino was part of the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo. It is located near the site of a pre- or early-Roman Sabine village named Viario. Rare ruins of this ancient village, now occupied by a cultivated field, were found near a standing medieval tower. Borgo Velino is the birthplace of Giulio Pezzola, a notorious outlaw of the 17th century.
Borgo Velino borders the following municipalities: Antrodoco, Castel Sant'Angelo, Cittaducale, Fiamignano, Micigliano, Petrella Salto.
church
Saint Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius church
Transport[]
Borgo Velino has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to Terni, Rieti and L'Aquila.
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Cities and towns in Lazio
- Municipalities of the Province of Rieti
- Lazio geography stubs