Sutri

Sutri
Comune di Sutri
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Sutri is located in Italy
Sutri
Sutri
Location of Sutri in Italy
Sutri is located in Lazio
Sutri
Sutri
Sutri (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°14′N 12°17′E / 42.233°N 12.283°E / 42.233; 12.283
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceViterbo (VT)
Government
 • MayorMatteo Amori
Area
 • Total
60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Elevation
291 m (955 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2021)[2]
 • Total
6,565
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
DemonymSutrini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
01015
Dialing code0761
Patron saintSta. Dolcissima
Saint daySeptember 16
WebsiteOfficial website

Sutri (Latin Sutrium) is an Ancient town, modern comune and former bishopric (now a Latin titular see) in the province of Viterbo, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Viterbo. It is picturesquely situated on a narrow tuff hill, surrounded by ravines, a narrow neck on the west alone connecting it with the surrounding country. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

The modern comune of Sutri has a few more than 5,000 inhabitants. Its ancient remains are a major draw for tourism: a Roman amphitheatre excavated in the tuff rock, an Etruscan necropolis with dozens of rock-cut tombs, a Mithraeum incorporated in the crypt of its church of the Madonna del Parto, a Romanesque Duomo.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Lazio" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.