Ponzano Romano
Encyclopedia
Ponzano Romano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rome
in the Italian
region Latium
, located about 40 km north of Rome
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,061 and an area of 19.3 km².
Ponzano Romano borders the following municipalities: Civita Castellana
, Civitella San Paolo
, Collevecchio
, Filacciano
, Forano
, Nazzano
, Sant'Oreste
, Stimigliano
.
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 Rome
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome , is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by rural landscape.-Geography:The Province of Rome...
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 40 km north 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,061 and an area of 19.3 km².
Ponzano Romano borders the following municipalities: Civita Castellana
Civita Castellana
Civita Castellana is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, 65 km north of Rome.Mount Soracte lies about 10 km to the south-east.-History:...
, Civitella San Paolo
Civitella San Paolo
Civitella San Paolo is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 35 km north of Rome....
, Collevecchio
Collevecchio
Collevecchio is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 70 km north of Rome and 45 km of Rieti. It is part of upper Sabina, between the Tiber River valley and the Monti Sabini....
, Filacciano
Filacciano
Filacciano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km north of Rome....
, Forano
Forano
Forano is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km north of Rome and about 25 km southwest of Rieti...
, Nazzano
Nazzano
Nazzano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km north of Rome....
, Sant'Oreste
Sant'Oreste
Sant'Oreste is a comune in the province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 35 km north of Rome. It faces the Monte Soratte, which houses a Natural Preserve with the same name.-History:...
, Stimigliano
Stimigliano
Stimigliano is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km north of Rome and about 25 km southwest of Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,828 and an area of 11.4 km²....
.