Collevecchio (local
Collevecchiano dialect: ) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
province of Rieti in the
Italian region
Latium.
Territory
Collevecchio borders the following Comuni:
Civita Castellana,
Magliano Sabina,
Montebuono,
Ponzano Romano
Ponzano Romano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,061 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: ...
,
Stimigliano
Stimigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. As of 1 January 2018, it had a population of 2,321 and an area of .All demographics and ot ...
,
Tarano. The ''
frazione'' of
Poggio Sommavilla
Poggio is an Italian word meaning "knoll". It may refer to:
Places France
*Poggio-di-Nazza, Haute-Corse, Corsica
* Poggio-di-Venaco, Haute-Corse, Corsica
*Poggio-d'Oletta, Haute-Corse, Corsica
* Poggio-Marinaccio, Haute-Corse, Corsica
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is home to an prehistoric and arcaico archaeological site on
Tibervalley with center
acropolis
An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens, ...
and a
necropolis
A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead".
The term usually im ...
.
The economy is based on agriculture (olive, wine) and animal husbandry (cattle and goats).
References
External links
Istituto per l'Archeologia Etrusco-Italica Museum Civico of Magliano Sabina, exhibit the reperts of necropolis of Poggio Sommavilla (Collevecchio).
Cities and towns in Lazio
Archaeological sites in Italy
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