Province of Viterbo

Province of Italy

Province in Lazio, Italy

Province of Viterbo

Provincia di Viterbo (Italian)

Province

Palazzo dei Papi (Palazzo Papale), in Viterbo

Coat of arms

Map with the province of Viterbo, in red, in Italy

Country|  Italy
Region| Lazio
Capital| Viterbo
Comuni| 60
Government

• President| Alessandro Romoli (FI)
Area

[1]

• Total

| 3,615.24 km2 (1,395.85 sq mi)
Population

(30 April 2017)[2]

• Total

| 318,163
• Density| 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
GDP

[3]

• Total| €6.559 billion (2015)
• Per capita| €20,425 (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

01100, 010xx

Telephone prefix| 0761, 0763, 0766, 06
Vehicle registration| VT
ISTAT| 056
Website| Official website

The province of Viterbo (Italian: provincia di Viterbo) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Viterbo.[4]

## Geography

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Viterbo is the most northerly of the provinces of Lazio. It is bordered to the south by the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital and to the south-east by the province of Rieti. It is also bordered by the regions of Tuscany (province of Grosseto) to the north and by Umbria (province of Terni) to the east. The Tyrrhenian Sea is located to the west.[5]

The territory falls in and makes up the largest part of the historical region of Tuscia, with the name sometimes being used synonymously with that of the province.

As of 2017, the province has a total population of 318,163 inhabitants over an area of 3,615.24 square kilometres (1,395.85 sq mi), giving it a population density of 89.05 inhabitants per square kilometre. The provincial president is Marcello Meroi and the province contains 60 comuni (municipalities).[4]

The territory of the Province of Viterbo can be roughly divided into four geographical areas:

* the coastal and flat area of the Lazio Maremma;
* the Alta Tuscia, which is more hilly and has a volcanic origin, corresponding to the areas near Tuscany and Lake Bolsena;
* the area of the Cimini Mountains around Lake Vico and the regions bordering the metropolitan city of Rome;
* lastly, the eastern part bordering Umbria, encompassing the areas bathed by the Tiber River.

It can be said that the city of Viterbo geographically belongs both to the Alta Tuscia and the Cimini area, as it is located right below the mountains, yet at a short distance from Lake Bolsena.

## History

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Circondario di Viterbo in the province of Rome in the 19 century

The area of the province of Viterbo contained a number of Etruscan cities including Tuscania, Vetralla, Tarquinia, and Viterbo.[6] Viterbo was conquered by the Roman Republic in 310 BCE; despite this, minimal information is known of the city until it was utilised in 773 CE by Desiderius, King of the Lombards, as a base against the Holy Roman Empire. Matilda of Tuscany gifted the city to the papacy in the 11th century. Frederick Barbarossa was based in Viterbo as he planned to invade Rome in 1153, and he conquered the city in 1160 while preparing to attack Rome.[6]

After a period as a free commune, in the early 13th century Viterbo became part of the Papal States.[6] The Knights of Saint John were expelled from Rhodes in the 16th century and were temporarily granted refuge in Viterbo before they could travel to Malta. Pope Paul III described himself as a citizen of Viterbo and formed a university in the city. It joined the Kingdom of Italy on 12 September 1870. During World War II, Viterbo was heavily bombed.[6]

## Gallery

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* Viterbo, Palazzo dei Papi (Palazzo Papale)

* Panorama of the walls of Civita Castellana

* Tarquinia, wall painting in the Tomb of the Leopards

* Vetralla

* Tuscania

## References

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1. ^ "Provincia di Viterbo" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
2. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
3. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
4. ^ a b "Provincia di Viterbo". Tutt Italia. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
5. ^ "Viterbo". Italia.it. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
6. ^ a b c d Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 151\. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.

## External links

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* Official website (in Italian)

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Lazio

Provinces and places|

* Frosinone
* Latina
* Rieti
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* Viterbo
* List of municipalities

History|

* Latins
* Latium
* adiectum
* Ancient Rome
* Papal States
* Roman Republic (18th century)
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Lakes|

* Lake Albano
* Lake Bolsena
* Lake Bracciano
* Lago di Canterno
* Lago di Caprolace
* Lago di Fondi
* Lago di Giulianello
* Lake Martignano
* Lake Mezzano
* Lago dei Monaci
* Lake Nemi
* Lago di Posta Fibreno
* Lago di Rascino
* Lake Sabaudia
* Lago del Salto
* Lago del Turano
* Lake Vico

Mountains|

* Seven hills of Rome
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* Aurunci Mountains
* Monti Ausoni
* Monte Cavo
* Cimini Hills
* Monti Ernici
* Monte Gorzano
* Monti della Laga
* Monti Lepini
* Monti della Meta
* Monte Petrella
* Monti Prenestini
* Monti Sabatini
* Monti Sabini
* Monte Soratte
* Monte Terminillo
* Monti della Tolfa
* Monti Volsini
* Monte Cassino
* Monte Abate
* Monte Altino
* Monte Appiolo
* Maschio dell'Ariano
* Maschio di Lariano
* Monte Artemisio
* Monte Autore
* Monte Carbonaro
* Monte Cefalo
* Cima del Redentore (monti Aurunci)
* Circeo
* Monte Crispi
* Monte Dragone
* Monte Faggeto
* Monte Fammera
* Mont Fogliano
* Monte Fusco
* Monte Guadagnolo
* Monte Lauro in Gaeta
* Monte Lauzo
* Le Rave Fosche
* Monte Livata
* Mainarde
* Maschio delle Faete
* Meta (monte)
* Monna
* Monte Caira
* Monte Cervello
* Monte Revole
* Monte Sorgenze
* Monte Trina
* Monte Val de' Varri – Monte Faito – Monte San Nicola
* Monte di Cambio
* Monte le Pezze
* Parco regionale urbano Monte Orlando
* Monte Orso
* Monte Pizzuto
* Monte Ruazzo

Geography|

* Castelli Romani
* Valle Latina
* Pontine Marshes
* Roman Campagna
* Sabina
* Tiber
* Tuscia

Politics|

* Elections in Lazio
* List of presidents of Lazio

Culture|

* Flag
* Marino Wine Festival

Categories

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Lazio · Comuni of the Province of Viterbo

* Acquapendente
* Arlena di Castro
* Bagnoregio
* Barbarano Romano
* Bassano Romano
* Bassano in Teverina
* Blera
* Bolsena
* Bomarzo
* Calcata
* Canepina
* Canino
* Capodimonte
* Capranica
* Caprarola
* Carbognano
* Castel Sant'Elia
* Castiglione in Teverina
* Celleno
* Cellere
* Civita Castellana
* Civitella d'Agliano
* Corchiano
* Fabrica di Roma
* Faleria
* Farnese
* Gallese
* Gradoli
* Graffignano
* Grotte di Castro
* Ischia di Castro
* Latera
* Lubriano
* Marta
* Montalto di Castro
* Monte Romano
* Montefiascone
* Monterosi
* Nepi
* Onano
* Oriolo Romano
* Orte
* Piansano
* Proceno
* Ronciglione
* San Lorenzo Nuovo
* Soriano nel Cimino
* Sutri
* Tarquinia
* Tessennano
* Tuscania
* Valentano
* Vallerano
* Vasanello
* Vejano
* Vetralla
* Vignanello
* Villa San Giovanni in Tuscia
* Viterbo
* Vitorchiano

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