The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a

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in the

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region of

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. 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 ''

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'' in the province.

Geography

A large part of its territory corresponds to the historical-geographical region of

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. Rieti is located in the north-east Lazio. It is bordered to the west, along the river

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by the

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and to the south-west by the

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. It is also bordered by the

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to the north and by

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to the east. The province is largely mountainous with the Monti della Duchessa and the Monti del Cicolano ranges in the south with Monte Nuria and

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, the

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range with

Monte Terminillo Monte Terminillo is a massif in the Monti Reatini, part of the Abruzzi Apennine range in central Italy. It is located some 20 km from Rieti and 100 km from Rome and has a highest altitude of . It is a typical Apennine massif, both fo ...

(2217 m) in the north in part of the Abruzzese Apennines, and

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(2458 m) to the east on the border with Abruzzo. Of particular importance are the two artificial lakes in the

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and

Lago del Turano Lago del Turano (Latin ''Tolenus'') is a lake in the Province of Rieti, Lazio, 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 Med ...

, both created during the Fascist period. Lago del Salto is the largest in the Lazio region and is situated at an altitude of . There are several protected areas in the province. To the south lies the Parco regionale naturale dei Monti Lucretili, to the southeast the Riserva regionale Montagne della Duchessa, and a small part of the Parco regionale naturale del Sirente - Velino. Between the two areas is the Riserva naturale Monte Navegna e Monte Cervia (between the lakes of Salto and Turano. In the east, in the Monti della Laga range is the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga. Also of note is the Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile on the Rieti plain, and the Riserva naturale di Nazzano, Tevere-Farfa to the west. Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile contains the lakes of

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and Ripasottile, which support a diversity of wildlife, particularly birds such as

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s and

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s. There are numerous natural oases, castles, fortresses and Franciscan sanctuaries dotted about Rieti Province.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Rieti States and territories established in 1927

Geography

See also

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