Tuscia is a historical region of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
that comprised the territories under
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Etruscan may refer to:
Ancient civilization
*The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy
*Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization
**Etruscan architecture
**Etruscan art
**Etruscan cities
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influence and the name adopted for
Etruria
Etruria () was a region of Central Italy, located in an area that covered part of what are now most of Tuscany, northern Lazio, and northern and western Umbria.
Etruscan Etruria
The ancient people of Etruria
are identified as Etruscan civiliza ...
after the Roman conquest. While it later came to coincide with today's
province of Viterbo
Viterbo ( it, provincia di Viterbo) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Viterbo.
Geography
Viterbo is the most northerly of the provinces of Lazio. It is bordered to the south by the Metropolitan City of Rome C ...
, it was originally much larger, including the whole region of
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, a great part of
Umbria
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and the northern parts of
Lazio
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Villages
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Civitella d’Agliano Civitella, a diminutive of ''Civita'' ("city"), is the name of over a dozen towns in Italy:
''Comuni''
* Civitella Alfedena, in the province of L'Aquila
* Civitella Casanova, in the province of Pescara
* Civitella d'Agliano, in the province of Vite ...
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Castel Cellesi
Castel Cellesi is a tiny Italian village located in the area of Tuscia at the meeting point of Northern Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany. It is a ''frazione'' of Bagnoregio, in the Province of Viterbo
Viterbo ( it, provincia di Viterbo) is a province ...
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Vejano
Vejano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo, formerly known as Tuscia, in the Italy, Italian region of Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about south of Viterbo on the Mignone river. It is an agricultural village at ...
External links
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Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy
Geography of Lazio
Geography of Tuscany
Geography of Umbria