Collalto Sabino () 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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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
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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.
T ...
. It is one of
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
() is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ...
("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Collalto Sabino borders the following municipalities:
Carsoli Carsoli ( Marsicano: ') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo (central Italy). The ancient Roman city lies southwest of the modern town.
History
The ancient city, known as ''Carsioli'' (or ''Carseoli''), was founded in the ...
,
Collegiove,
Marcetelli,
Nespolo,
Pescorocchiano,
Turania. It is located near the
Lake Turano. It is home to a baronial Castle, which was owned by the
Savelli,
Strozzi,
Soderini and, from 1641, by the
Barberini families. The town is surrounded by a 15th-century line of walls.
Among the sites to the town are Palazzo Latini and the small church of
Madonna della Speranza.
Twin towns
*
La Tagnière,
France
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References
Cities and towns in Lazio
Borghi più belli d'Italia
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