Faleria is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
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 ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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*** Regional Ita ...
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 w ...
, located about north 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
Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
.
Faleria borders the following municipalities:
Calcata
Calcata (locally ) is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located north of Rome by car, overlooking the valley of Treja river.
Calcata borders the following municipalities: Faleria, Magliano Romano, M ...
,
Castel Sant'Elia,
Civita Castellana
Civita Castellana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Viterbo, north of Rome.
Mount Soracte lies about to the south-east.
History
Civita Castellana was settled during the Iron Age by the Italic people of the Falisci, who called it "F ...
,
Mazzano Romano,
Rignano Flaminio
Rignano Flaminio is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, about north of Rome. It is across the Via Flaminia.
Rignano Flaminio borders the municipalities of Calcata, Capena, Civitella Sa ...
,
Sant'Oreste
Sant'Oreste is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about north of Rome. It faces the Monte Soratte, that latter has a natural preserve with the same name.
History
The first mention of ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio
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