Sutri
Sign in to saveSutri (Latin Sutrium) is an Ancient town, modern comune and former bishopric (now a Latin titular see) in the province of Viterbo, about from Rome and about 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").
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Sutri is an ancient Italian town in the province of Viterbo, located on a distinctive tuff hill surrounded by ravines, that was once an important religious center and is now recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages. The town matters historically as a former bishopric with ancient Roman roots and geographically as a striking example of medieval settlement architecture perched dramatically on its narrow hilltop.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Sutri
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Sutri
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Panorama di Sutri.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Panorama
- Italian comune.region
- Lazio
- Italian comune.province
- Viterbo (VT)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Matteo Amori
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 60.94
- Italian comune.population_total
- 6565
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 November 2021
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Sutrini
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 291
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- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Titular see
- Main sights
- Transportation
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Sutri (Latin Sutrium) is an Ancient town, modern comune and former bishopric (now a Latin titular see) in the province of Viterbo, about from Rome and about 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").
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.