Borgo Velino

Borgo Velino
Borgo Velino
Comune
	Comune di Borgo Velino
	Umberto I square with the civic tower
	Coat of arms
	Location of Borgo Velino
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	Coordinates: 42°24′N 13°4′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rieti (RI)
Frazioni	Collerinaldo
Government
• Mayor	Emanuele Berardi
Area [1]
• Total	17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population (31 December 2008[2])[3]
• Total	1,002
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Borghetani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02010
Dialing code	0746

Borgo Velino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the region of Latium, Italy. It is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of the town Rieti. It has an area of 17.3 square kilometres (6.7 sq mi), 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.

San Matteo church
Saint Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius church

Transport

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

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v8-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v8-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.