Collevecchio

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Collevecchio

42°20′N 12°33′E / 42.333°N 12.550°E / 42.333; 12.550CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceRieti (RI)FrazioniPoggio Sommavilla, CicignanoArea

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• Total26.95 km² (10.41 sq mi)Elevation

245 m (804 ft)Population

(2010^[2])^[3]

• Total1,651DemonymCollevecchianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

02042

Dialing code0765WebsiteOfficial website

Collevecchio (local dialect: Colevecchiu) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium.

Territory

Collevecchio borders the following Comuni: Civita Castellana, Magliano Sabina, Montebuono, Ponzano Romano, Stimigliano, Tarano. The frazione of Poggio Sommavilla is home to an prehistoric and arcaico archaeological site on Tiber Valley with center acropolis and a necropolis.

The economy is based on agriculture (olive, wine) and animal husbandry (cattle and goats).

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

Istituto per l'Archeologia Etrusco-Italica Museum Civico of Magliano Sabina, exhibit the reperts^{[check spelling]} of necropolis of Poggio Sommavilla (Collevecchio).