The Monti Prenestini is a mountain range in the
Lazio
Lazio or Latium ( or ; ; la, Latium, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants – making it the second most popula ...
sub-
Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
, in central
Italy to the east of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (Romulus and Remus, legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
...
. It is of
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms when ...
formation. It is bounded by the
Monti Tiburtini Monti may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People
* Monti (given name)
* Monti (surname)
Places
*Monti, Lazio, the first rione (historic district) of Rome, Italy
*Monti, Sardinia, Italy, a ''comune'' and town
*Monti, Iowa, United States, a town
See also
*Monte ...
to the north, by the
Monti Ruffi Monti may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People
* Monti (given name)
* Monti (surname)
Places
*Monti, Lazio, the first rione (historic district) of Rome, Italy
*Monti, Sardinia, Italy, a ''comune'' and town
*Monti, Iowa, United States, a town
See also
*Monte ...
to the east, and by the valley of the river
Sacco
Sacco may refer to:
* Sacco (clothing) (also Sakko), a type of jacket
* Sacco (river), a river of central Italy
* Sacco, Campania, a comune (municipality) in southern Italy
* Sacco chair, by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro
* Osped ...
to the south. The highest peak is Monte Guadagnolo (1,218 m), in the ''
comune'' of
Capranica Prenestina
Capranica Prenestina is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about east of Rome.
It is located in the Monti Prenestini
The Monti Prenestini is a mountain range in the Lazio sub-Apen ...
.
External links
Description page
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Mountains of Lazio
Mountain ranges of the Apennines