Cervara di Roma is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the

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region of

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 east of

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. Cervara di Roma borders the following municipalities: Agosta,

Arsoli Arsoli ( Romanesco: ) is an actually void space and '' “town”'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy. The fair held on St. Bartholomew's Day at Arsoli is one of the oldest attested fairs of the region, and usually attended only by t ...

Camerata Nuova Camerata Nuova is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio, located about east of Rome. Camerata Nuova borders the following municipalities: Cappadocia, Cervara di Roma, Rocca di Botte, Subiaco, ...

Marano Equo Marano Equo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about east of Rome. It stands on a steep slope descending to the Aniene valley with the Monti Simbruini The Monti Simbruini are ...

Rocca di Botte Rocca di Botte is a ''comune'' and town of 860 people in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy. History During the Middle Ages the town was known as ''Rocca de Bucte'', according to documents dating back to the 12th century. In the 17th ...

, Subiaco. It was founded by

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monks in the 8th or 9th century. The historic center of Cervara can only be reached by foot after a climb. The village is located in the

Monti Simbruini The Monti Simbruini are a mountain range in central Italy, a part of Apennines mountain system. The 'Simbruini' name derives from ''Simbruvium'', a lake formed by the river Anio, situated in the territory of the Aequi; it may derive from Latin ...

Regional Park. Cervara has experienced a steady loss of population since World War II as residents left farming for jobs in nearby Rome. With approximately 75 percent of Cervara's inhabitants over the age of 60, the town's population dipped to 471 in 2015.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 ...

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Cities and towns in Lazio Hilltowns in Lazio {{Lazio-geo-stub