Onano 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
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 ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Lazio
it, Laziale
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, located about northwest of
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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and about northwest of
Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
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Onano borders the following municipalities:
Acquapendente Acquapendente is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio (Italy). Acquapendente is a centre for the agricultural production of vegetables and wine, and has a tradition of pottery craftsmanship.
History
The area of modern Acquapen ...
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Gradoli
Gradoli (Central Italian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about northwest of Viterbo.
Gradoli sits on a tuff hill in the Monti Volsini area, a few kilo ...
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Grotte di Castro
Grotte di Castro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about northwest of Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in ...
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Latera,
Sorano
Sorano is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany ( Italy).
It as an ancient medieval hill town hanging from a tuff stone over the Lente River.
History
Sorano was probably inhabited by Villanovan culture, but the f ...
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Main sights
*Palazzo Madama or Castello Monaldeschi, medieval castle-mansion built around 1350.
*Church of Santa Maria della Conciliazione (1784)
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Romanesque church of Madonna delle Grazie, housing several frescoes by the
Sienese School
*Small church of Madonna del Piano (1492), housing a ''Virgin with Child'' by
Antonio del Massaro
Antonio del Massaro da Viterbo, or ''Antonio da Viterbo'', nicknamed il Pastura (c. 1450–1516) was an Italian painter.
Life and career
The earliest mention of Il Pastura occurs in December 1478, when the artist participated in the establishm ...
References
Cities and towns in Lazio
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