Casperia 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 Rieti
The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. 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 ''comuni'' i ...
in the
Italian
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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 northeast 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 southwest of
Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,164 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
The municipality of Casperia contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets)
Santa Maria in Legarano,
San Vito di Casperia, and
Paranzano.
Casperia borders the following municipalities:
Cantalupo in Sabina
Cantalupo in Sabina ( Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rieti, on the Sabine Hills of Lazio. It is famous as the reputed origin of the muskmelon called a cantaloupe melon.
It is one of several Italian ''comuni'' named "Cantalu ...
,
Contigliano
Contigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about west of Rieti.
Contigliano borders the following municipalities: Casperia, Colli sul Velino, Cottanel ...
,
Montasola
Montasola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about west of Rieti.
Montasola borders the following municipalities: Casperia, Contigliano, Cottanello, Torri ...
,
Rieti,
Roccantica,
Torri in Sabina
Torri in Sabina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. Located on a ridge of the Monti Sabini, it is part of the Sabina traditional region ...
.
Among the church buildings are the
Santissima Annunziata, San Giovanni Battista,
Santa Maria in Legarano, Madonna della Neve, San Vito Martire, and the church and convent of
San Salvatore.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
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Cities and towns in Lazio
Hilltowns in Lazio
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