Tuscia is a historical region of
Italy
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that comprised the territories under
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Ancient civilization
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influence and the name adopted for
Etruria after the Roman conquest. While it later came to coincide with today's
province of Viterbo
Viterbo ( it, provincia di Viterbo) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Viterbo.
Geography
Viterbo is the most northerly of the provinces of Lazio. It is bordered to the south by the Metropolitan City of Rome ...
, it was originally much larger, including the whole region of
Tuscany
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, a great part of
Umbria
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and the northern parts of
Lazio
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Villages
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Civitella d’Agliano
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Castel Cellesi
Castel Cellesi is a tiny Italian village located in the area of Tuscia at the meeting point of Northern Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany. It is a ''frazione'' of Bagnoregio, in the Province of Viterbo
Viterbo ( it, provincia di Viterbo) is a province ...
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Vejano
Vejano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo, formerly known as Tuscia, in the Italy, Italian region of Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about south of Viterbo on the Mignone river. It is an agricultural village at ...
External links
TusciaTuscia 360Welcome to Tuscia
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Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy
Geography of Lazio
Geography of Tuscany
Geography of Umbria