Pescorocchiano
Pescorocchiano () is a (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Pescorocchiano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Pescorocchiano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Pescorocchiano Frazione Torre di Taglio con Monte tra le Serre.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Torre di Taglio, a frazione of Pescorocchiano.
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Pescorocchiano-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Lazio
- Italian comune.province
- Rieti (RI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Alzano, Castelluccio Baccarecce, Castagneta, Civitella di Nesce, Colle di Pace, Girgenti, Granara, Leofreni, Nesce, Pace, Petrignano, Poggio San Giovanni, Roccaberardi, Roccarandisi, Santa Lucia di Gioverotondo, Sant'Elpidio, Torre di Taglio, Val de' Varri
- Italian comune.mayor
- Mario Gregori
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 94.78
- Italian comune.population_total
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Pescorocchiano () is a (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti.
Pescorocchiano borders the following municipalities: Borgorose, Carsoli, Collalto Sabino, Fiamignano, Marcetelli, Petrella Salto, Sante Marie, Tornimparte, Varco Sabino. It is located not far from the Lago del Salto and is a typical agricultural municipality, renowned for the production of chestnut. The frazione (separated hamlet) of Civitella di Nesce, was most likely the seat of the Res publica Aequiculorum, an ancient Roman municipium in the former territory of the Aequi.