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Latera
Sign in to saveLatera is a small town and comune in the Province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. Stephen Owen considers it to be an "archetypal" Italian hill town.
Latera is a small town located in the Province of Viterbo in central Italy's Lazio region. Scholar Stephen Owen regards it as a quintessential example of a traditional Italian hill town, making it noteworthy for representing the characteristic features of this architectural and cultural type.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Latera
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Latera
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Latera Panorama.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Latera-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Lazio
- Italian comune.province
- Viterbo (VT)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Cantoniera di Latera, La Buca
- Italian comune.mayor
- Francesco Di Biagi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 22.43
- Italian comune.population_total
- 811
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2019
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Lateresi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 508
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Clement
- Italian comune.day
- 23 November
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 01010
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0761
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Latera
- Demonym
- lateresi
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 766
- Area
- 22.43
- Elevation
- 508
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Valentano
- Official website
- www.comune.latera.vt.it
- Image
- Latera Panorama.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0761
- Licence plate code
- VT
- Patron saint
- Clement I
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- 01010
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Latera is a small town and comune in the Province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. Stephen Owen considers it to be an "archetypal" Italian hill town.
Situated near Bolsena Lake and Mezzano Lake, is important for volcanic underground activity near the town centre. It has a small rock with a medieval palace by Farnese family, surrounded by medieval stone houses.
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