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 arcaic archaeological site of Poggio Sommavilla 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).