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Palestrina | |
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| Comune di Palestrina | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location of Palestrina in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital | |
Location of Palestrina  | |
  Palestrina Location of Palestrina in Lazio  Palestrina Palestrina (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′N 12°54′E / 41.833°N 12.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,872 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Palestrinesi o Prenestini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 00036 (capital, Valvarino), 00030 (Carchitti) |
| Dialing code | 06 |
| Patron saint | St. Agapitus martyr |
| Saint day | August 18 |
| Website | Official website |
Palestrina (ancient Praeneste; Ancient Greek: Πραίνεστος, Prainestos) is a modern Italian city and comune (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina. It is built upon the ruins of the ancient city of Praeneste.
Palestrina is the birthplace of composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.