Cottanello

Cottanello
Comune di Cottanello
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Cottanello is located in Italy
Cottanello
Cottanello
Location of Cottanello in Italy
Cottanello is located in Lazio
Cottanello
Cottanello
Cottanello (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°25′N 12°41′E / 42.417°N 12.683°E / 42.417; 12.683
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceRieti (RI)
FrazioniCastiglione, Colle della Fonte, Le Piane
Government
 • MayorRoberto Angeletti
Area
 • Total36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total538
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Cottanello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Rieti.

An elaborate ancient Roman villa[3] was discovered here in 1968 in the hamlet of Collesecco (evocative of an arid and stony place) in the valley below the historic centre of Cottanello. Subsequently a building was erected to protect the villa.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ La villa romana di Cottanello, UN PROGETTO CNR http://cottanello.isma.cnr.it/