Ascrea 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
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region of
Latium
Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
Definition
Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on whic ...
, located about northeast of
Rome
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and about southeast of
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region.
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.
Geography
It is an agricultural centre in the middle valley of the }. The municipality borders with
Castel di Tora,
Collegiove,
Longone Sabino,
Marcetelli,
Paganico Sabino,
Pozzaglia Sabina,
Rocca Sinibalda and
Varco Sabino.
The municipal territory includes a northern
exclave
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in which are located its hamlets (): Stipes and Valleverde Stipes. A southeastern exclave is located few kilometers from the town.
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Cities and towns in Lazio
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