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Borgorose

Coordinates: 42°11′35″N 13°14′05″E / 42.19306°N 13.23472°E / 42.19306; 13.23472
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Borgorose
Comune di Borgorose
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Borgorose is located in Italy
Borgorose
Borgorose
Location of Borgorose in Italy
Borgorose is located in Lazio
Borgorose
Borgorose
Borgorose (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°11′35″N 13°14′05″E / 42.19306°N 13.23472°E / 42.19306; 13.23472
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceRieti (RI)
FrazioniCartore, Castelmenardo, Collefegato, Collemaggiore, Colleviati, Collorso, Corvaro, Grotti, Pagliara, Poggiovalle, Ponte Civitella, Santa Anatolia, Santo Stefano, Spedino, Torano, Villerose, Villette
Government
 • MayorMichele Pasquale Nicolai
Area
 • Total148.8 km2 (57.5 sq mi)
Elevation
732 m (2,402 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2008[2])[3]
 • Total4,597
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
DemonymBorghiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
02021
Dialing code0746
WebsiteOfficial website

Borgorose (Sabino: Ju Burgu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Rome and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Rieti.

Borgorose borders the following municipalities: L'Aquila, Lucoli, Magliano de' Marsi, Pescorocchiano, Sante Marie, Tornimparte. The frazione of Corvaro was the birthplace of Antipope Nicholas V.

Until 1960, the town was denominated Borgocollefegato. Near the town is the ruins of the Romanesque church and crypt of San Giovanni in Leopardis.

References

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  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. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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