Orte
Sign in to saveOrte is a town, comune, former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo.
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Orte is a town in central Italy, about north of Rome, that was historically important as a Catholic bishopric and continues to hold significance in the Catholic Church as a titular see. Today it functions as a comune (municipality) in the province of Viterbo in the Lazio region.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Orte
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Orte
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- 1 orte italy panorama 2024.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Panorama of Orte
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Orte Arms.png
- Italian comune.region
- Lazio
- Italian comune.province
- Viterbo (VT)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Orte Scalo
- Italian comune.mayor
- Dino Primieri
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 70.16
- Italian comune.population_total
- 8982
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2014
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- Ecclesiastical history
- Main Sights
- Events
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Orte is a town, comune, former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo.
== Geography == thumb|Orte aerial panorama. June 2024 thumb|Orte and the River Tiber. June 2024. thumb|Orte and its significance as a transport hub from above. June 2024. Orte is situated in the Tiber Valley on a high tuff cliff, encircled to North and East from a handle of the Tevere river. It is an important road and rail hub.