Arlena di Castro
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Comune di Arlena di Castro | |
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Municipal coat of arms |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Latium |
Province | Viterbo (VT) |
Mayor | Nazzareno Melaragni |
Elevation | 260 m |
Area | 22.3 km² |
Population | |
- Total (as of Dec. 2004 [1]) | 871 |
- Density | 39/km² |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
Coordinates | |
Gentilic | Arlenesi |
Dialing code | 0761 |
Postal code | 01010 |
Patron | St. John the Baptist |
- Day | June 24 |
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Arlena di Castro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 15 km west of Viterbo.
Arlena di Castro borders the following municipalities: Cellere, Piansano, Tessennano, Tuscania.
The town was founded in the early 16th century by Alessandro Farnese, the future Pope Paul III, to house refugees from Allerona.
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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 |