Trevignano Romano
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| Comune di Trevignano Romano | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Rome |
| Mayor | |
| Elevation | 173 m |
| Area | 39 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of December 31, 2004) | 4,541 |
| - Density | 116/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 06 |
| Postal code | 00069 |
| Patron | St. Bernardino of Siena |
| - Day | May 20 |
Trevignano Romano is a small town and comune near Rome. It has a population of about 5,000. Trevignano is on Lake Bracciano. It is about 47 km away from Rome.
[edit] Main sights
The Castle, erected around 1200 by order of Pope Innocent III, and later reinforced by the Orsini. It had once three line of massive walls, but the siege of Cesare Borgia in 1497 and subsequent earthquakes have reduced the structures in poor state.
It was also the country home of Professor Ernest Nash.
