Oriolo Romano Explained
| Oriolo Romano |
| Official Name: | Comune di Oriolo Romano |
| Coordinates: | 42.1592°N 12.1383°W |
| Region: | Lazio |
| Province: | Viterbo (VT) |
| Mayor: | Emanuele Rallo |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.32 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3781 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
| Population Demonym: | Oriolesi |
| Elevation M: | 420 |
| Saint: | St. George |
| Day: | 23 April |
| Postal Code: | 01010 |
| Area Code: | 06 |
Oriolo Romano is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40km (30miles) northwest of Rome and about 30km (20miles) south of Viterbo on a hilly area near the ancient Via Clodia.
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.
- Parco della Mola, located in the middle of a national park a few km away from the main village. La Mola offers hiking trails, a natural thermal water bath and a small lake with a waterfall.
References
Notes and References
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
