Contigliano
Encyclopedia
Contigliano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rieti
in the Italian
region Latium
, located about 60 km northeast of Rome
and about 8 km west of Rieti
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,432 and an area of 53.5 km².
Contigliano borders the following municipalities: Casperia
, Colli sul Velino
, Cottanello
, Greccio
, Montasola
, Rieti
.
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 60 km 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 8 km west 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 3,432 and an area of 53.5 km².
Contigliano borders the following municipalities: Casperia
Casperia
Casperia is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti...
, Colli sul Velino
Colli sul Velino
Colli sul Velino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 70 km northeast of Rome and about 13 km northwest of Rieti....
, Cottanello
Cottanello
Cottanello is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km north of Rome and about 15 km west of Rieti.-External links:*...
, Greccio
Greccio
Greccio is an old hilltown and comune of the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, overhanging the Velino river on a spur of the Monti Sabini, a sub-range of the Apennines, about 16 km by road NW of Rieti, the nearest large town.The actual town of Greccio has been...
, 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...
.