Casperia is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Rieti

Province of Rieti

The Province of Rieti is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.It has an area of 2,749 km², and a total population of 153,258 . There are 73 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Rieti.It was founded in 1927.-External links:*...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Latium

Latium

Lazio is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country. With about 5.7 million residents and a GDP of more than 170 billion euros, Lazio is the third most populated and the second richest region of Italy...

, located about 50 km (31.1 mi) northeast of Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 and about 20 km (12.4 mi) southwest of Rieti

Rieti

Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,164 and an area of 25.4 km² (9.8 sq mi).

The municipality of Casperia contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Santa Maria in Legarano, San Vito di Casperia, and Paranzano.

Casperia borders the following municipalities: Cantalupo in Sabina

Cantalupo in Sabina

Cantalupo in Sabina is a town and comune in the province of Rieti, on the Sabine Hills of Lazio. It is famous as the reputed origin of the muskmelon called a cantaloupe melon....

, Contigliano

Contigliano

Contigliano is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northeast of Rome and about 8 km west of Rieti...

, Montasola

Montasola

Montasola is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northeast of Rome and about 15 km west of Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 379 and an area of 12.6 km²....

, Rieti

Rieti

Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...

, Roccantica

Roccantica

Roccantica is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km northeast of Rome and about 15 km southwest of Rieti....

, Torri in Sabina

Torri in Sabina

Torri in Sabina is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km north of Rome and about 20 km southwest of Rieti. It is part of the Sabina traditional region....

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External links

• www.comunedicasperia.it