Contigliano is a (municipality) in the
Province of Rieti
The province of Rieti () is a Provinces of Italy, 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'' (: '' ...
in the
Italian region of
Lazio
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, located about northeast of
Rome
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and about west of
Rieti.
Contigliano borders the following municipalities:
Casperia,
Colli sul Velino,
Cottanello,
Greccio,
Montasola,
Rieti.
The most important church in town is the church of
San Michele Arcangelo. Among the other churches, is the church of
Sant'Antonio,
San Lorenzo, and the
Abbey of San Pastore.
Transport
Contigliano has a station on the
Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to
Terni,
Rieti and
L'Aquila
L'Aquila ( ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of the Province of L'Aquila and the Abruzzo region in Italy. , it has a population of 69,902. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the A ...
.
References
External links
Official website
See Also
*
Abbey of San Pastore
This link includes genealogical information about some of the families of Contigliano.
* https://www.castelnuovodiportogenealogy.com/
Cities and towns in Lazio
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