Orte

Orte is a town, comune, former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo.

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Orte is a town in central Italy, about north of Rome, that was historically important as a Catholic bishopric and continues to hold significance in the Catholic Church as a titular see. Today it functions as a comune (municipality) in the province of Viterbo in the Lazio region.

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Italian comune.name: Orte
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Orte
Italian comune.image_skyline: 1 orte italy panorama 2024.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Panorama of Orte
Italian comune.image_shield: Orte Arms.png
Italian comune.region: Lazio
Italian comune.province: Viterbo (VT)
Italian comune.frazioni: Orte Scalo
Italian comune.mayor: Dino Primieri
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 70.16
Italian comune.population_total: 8982
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2014
Italian comune.population_demonym: Ortani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 132
Italian comune.saint: St. Giles Abbot
Italian comune.day: September 1
Italian comune.postal_code: 01028
Italian comune.area_code: 0761

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Orte
Demonym: ortani
Population: 9065
Area: 69.56
Elevation: 132
Official website: www.comune.orte.vt.it
Image: OrtePanorama9.jpg
Dialing code: 0761
Licence plate code: VT

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postal code: 01028
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Orte is a town, comune, former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo.

== Geography == thumb|Orte aerial panorama. June 2024 thumb|Orte and the River Tiber. June 2024. thumb|Orte and its significance as a transport hub from above. June 2024. Orte is situated in the Tiber Valley on a high tuff cliff, encircled to North and East from a handle of the Tevere river. It is an important road and rail hub.