Torrice
Encyclopedia
Torrice is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone
in the Italian
region Lazio, located about 80 km southeast of Rome
and about 4 km east of Frosinone
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,435 and an area of 18.2 km².
Torrice borders the following municipalities: Arnara
, Boville Ernica
, Frosinone
, Ripi
, Veroli
.
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 Frosinone
Province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 comuni . Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of 3,244 km², and a total population of 489,042 .The Province was established by Royal Decree on 6 December 1926 with territories belonging to Lazio...
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 Lazio, located about 80 km southeast 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 4 km east of Frosinone
Frosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,435 and an area of 18.2 km².
Torrice borders the following municipalities: Arnara
Arnara
Arnara is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 80 km southeast of Rome and about 6 km southeast of Frosinone....
, Boville Ernica
Boville Ernica
Boville Ernica is a town and comune in Lazio, Italy. It is located over the summit of a steep hill commanding the Liri, Cosa and Sacco valleys.-History:...
, Frosinone
Frosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
, Ripi
Ripi
Ripi is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 80 km southeast of Rome and about 7 km east of Frosinone...
, Veroli
Veroli
-History:Veroli became a Roman municipium in 90 BCE. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 CE, and was occupied by Spanish milices, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th troops.-Main sights:...
.