Ascrea is a (municipality) in the
Province of Rieti
The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a total population of 157,887 people as of 2017. There are 73 ''comuni'' ...
in the
Italian
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region
Latium
Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
Definition
Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on whi ...
, located about northeast of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
and about southeast of
Rieti
Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina re ...
.
Geography
It is an agricultural centre in the middle valley of the }. The municipality borders with
Castel di Tora
Castel di Tora is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti.
Castel di Tora borders the following municipalities: Ascrea, Colle di Tora, Pozzagl ...
,
Collegiove,
Longone Sabino
Longone Sabino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti.
Geography
The municipality borders with Ascrea, Belmonte in Sabina, Cittaducale, ...
,
Marcetelli,
Paganico Sabino
Paganico Sabino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (le ...
,
Pozzaglia Sabina
Pozzaglia Sabina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (l ...
,
Rocca Sinibalda
Rocca Sinibalda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti.
It is home to the Sforza Cesarini Castle, originally built in 1084 but turned into ...
and
Varco Sabino.
The municipal territory includes a northern
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
in which are located its hamlets (): Stipes and Valleverde Stipes. A southeastern exclave is located few kilometers from the town.
References
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Cities and towns in Lazio
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