Borgo Velino Explained

Borgo Velino
Official Name:Comune di Borgo Velino
Coordinates:42.4°N 17°W
Region:Lazio
Province:Rieti (RI)
Frazioni:Collerinaldo
Mayor:Emanuele Berardi
Area Total Km2:17.3
Population Total:1002
Population As Of:31 December 2008[1]
Population Demonym:Borghetani
Elevation M:460
Postal Code:02010
Area Code:0746

Borgo Velino is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the region of Latium, Italy. It is located about 70km (40miles) northeast of Rome and about 15km (09miles) east of the town Rieti. It has an area of 17.3km2, and as of 31 December 2010 it had a population of 1,004. Until 1927 Borgo Velino was part of the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo. It is located near the site of a pre- or early-Roman Sabine village named Viario. Rare ruins of this ancient village, now occupied by a cultivated field, were found near a standing medieval tower. Borgo Velino is the birthplace of Giulio Pezzola, a notorious outlaw of the 17th century.

Borgo Velino borders the following municipalities: Antrodoco, Castel Sant'Angelo, Cittaducale, Fiamignano, Micigliano, Petrella Salto.

Transport

Borgo Velino has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to Terni, Rieti and L'Aquila.

References

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.