Riofreddo 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
Metropolitan City of Rome in the
Italian
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region
Lazio
it, Laziale
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, located about northeast of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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. The name is derived from the Latin "''Rivus frigidus''," meaning "cold river" or "cold stream."
It was an ancient Roman fortress guarding the ancient
Via Valeria
The Via Valeria was an ancient Roman road of Italy, the continuation north-eastwards of the Via Tiburtina from Tibur. It probably owed its origin to Marcus Valerius Messalla, censor in 154 BC.
The route
It ran first up the Anio valley past ...
of which a few sections remain with the typical Roman paving and a bridge attributed to the Emperor
Nerva. It also preserves three necropolises, the most interesting and oldest dating to 1000 BC.
Riofreddo borders the following municipalities:
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 ...
,
Cineto Romano,
Oricola,
Roviano,
Vallinfreda.
References
External links
Museum of Cultures of Riofreddo
Cities and towns in Lazio
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