Labro
Encyclopedia
Labro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rieti
in the Italian
region Latium
, located about 70 km northeast of Rome
and about 15 km northwest of Rieti
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 374 and an area of 11.4 km². There is an ex-Francescan monastery located in Labro that is run by the Colle di Costa hotel. Beginning in April 2010, the hotel will share this space with the Art Monastery Project
, an international arts production organization that will animate the town with regular performances and exhibitions.
Labro borders the following municipalities: Arrone
, Colli sul Velino
, Morro Reatino
, Terni
.
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 70 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 15 km northwest 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 374 and an area of 11.4 km². There is an ex-Francescan monastery located in Labro that is run by the Colle di Costa hotel. Beginning in April 2010, the hotel will share this space with the Art Monastery Project
Art Monastery
The Art Monastery is an Italian non-profit organization based in Labro, Italy. The Art Monastery Project was founded by American artists Betsy McCall and Christopher Fülling in 2006 with the purpose of converting an historic Italian monastery into an international art production center in...
, an international arts production organization that will animate the town with regular performances and exhibitions.
Labro borders the following municipalities: Arrone
Arrone
Arrone is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km east of Terni in the Valnerina.-History:...
, 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....
, Morro Reatino
Morro Reatino
Morro Reatino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 80 km northeast of Rome and about 15 km north of Rieti....
, Terni
Terni
Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:...
.
External links
- Thayer's Gazetteer (collecting the other sites as well)
- Art Monastery Project