Pastena 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 Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Lazio
it, Laziale
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, located about southeast of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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and about southeast of
Frosinone
Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...
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Geography
Pastena borders the following municipalities:
Castro dei Volsci
Castro dei Volsci ( Ciocaro: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 4,702 inhabitants in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Castro dei Volsci borders the followin ...
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Falvaterra
Falvaterra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Falvaterra borders the following municipalities: Arce, Castro dei Volsci, Cepr ...
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Lenola,
Pico
Pico may refer to:
Places The Moon
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Portugal
* Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde
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San Giovanni Incarico
San Giovanni Incarico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
San Giovanni Incarico borders the following municipalities: Arce, C ...
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Main sights
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Pastena Caves
The Pastena Caves (Italian language, Italian: ''Grotte di Pastena'') are a Karst topography, karst cave system located in the municipality of Pastena, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio.
Overview
The caves were discovered in 1926 by Carlo Franche ...
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio
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