Riofreddo 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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Rome
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ( it, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of the Republic of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lazio
it, Laziale
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, located about northeast of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
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. The name is derived from the Latin "''Rivus frigidus''," meaning "cold river" or "cold stream."
It was an ancient Roman fortress guarding the ancient
Via Valeria
The Via Valeria was an ancient Roman road of Italy, the continuation north-eastwards of the Via Tiburtina from Tibur. It probably owed its origin to Marcus Valerius Messalla, censor in 154 BC.
The route
It ran first up the Anio valley past ...
of which a few sections remain with the typical Roman paving and a bridge attributed to the Emperor
Nerva
Nerva (; originally Marcus Cocceius Nerva; 8 November 30 – 27 January 98) was Roman emperor from 96 to 98. Nerva became emperor when aged almost 66, after a lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the succeeding rulers of the Flavian ...
. It also preserves three necropolises, the most interesting and oldest dating to 1000 BC.
Riofreddo borders the following municipalities:
Arsoli
Arsoli ( Romanesco: ) is an actually void space and '' “town”'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy.
The fair held on St. Bartholomew's Day at Arsoli is one of the oldest attested fairs of the region, and usually attended only by t ...
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Cineto Romano
Cineto Romano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome. It was named Scarpe until 1882.
It was a fief of the Orsini in the 11th century, then of the Borghese
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Oricola
Oricola ( Marsicano: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy, located near the regional boundary with Latium
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Roviano
Roviano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome.
Roviano borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Arsoli, Cineto Romano, Mandela, Marano Equo, R ...
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Vallinfreda
Vallinfreda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located approximately northeast of Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King ...
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References
External links
Museum of Cultures of Riofreddo
Cities and towns in Lazio
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