Roccagiovine
Roccagiovine | |
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| Comune di Roccagiovine | |
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Location of Roccagiovine  | |
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| Postal code | 00020 |
| Dialing code | 0774 |
| Patron saint | St. Nicholas of Bari |
| Website | Official website |
Roccagiovine (in Romanesco simply known as Rocca) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Rome. It is included in the Natural Park of the Monti Lucretili.
The ancient town was known by the Romans as Fanum Vacunae.[3]
A Roman inscription found here enabled identification of Horace's Villa nearby.
Twin towns
Dampierre-lès-Conflans, France
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ Fanum vacunae, Giovanni Pascoli, 1911
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