Oriolo Romano
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| Oriolo Romano | |||
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| Comune di Oriolo Romano | |||
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 Oriolo Romano
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| Coordinates: 42°9′33″N 12°8′18″E / 42.15917°N 12.13833°ECoordinates: 42°9′33″N 12°8′18″E / 42.15917°N 12.13833°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Latium | ||
| Province | Viterbo (VT) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Italo Carones | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) | ||
| Population (2008)[1] | |||
| • Total | 3,636 | ||
| • Density | 189.4/km2 (490.5/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Oriolesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 01010 | ||
| Dialing code | 06 | ||
| Patron saint | St. George | ||
| Saint day | 23 April | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Oriolo Romano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northwest of Rome and about 30 km south of Viterbo on a hilly area near the ancient Via Clodia.
[edit] Main sights
- Palazzo Altieri di Oriolo, enlarged in 1674 during the papacy of Clement X, a member of the Altieri family. It has frescoes with stories of the Old Testament and landscapes of Altieri's former fiefs.
- Fontana delle Picche, fountain designed by Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola.
- Olmate, a complex of tree-sided alleys which connects Oriolo to Montevirginio, a frazione of Canale Monterano.
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