Borgorose

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Borgorose

42°11′35″N 13°14′05″E / 42.19306°N 13.23472°E / 42.19306; 13.23472CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceRieti (RI)FrazioniCartore, Castelmenardo, Collefegato, Collemaggiore, Colleviati, Collorso, Corvaro, Grotti, Pagliara, Poggiovalle, Ponte Civitella, Santa Anatolia, Santo Stefano, Spedino, Torano, Villerose, VilletteGovernment

• MayorMichele Pasquale NicolaiArea

^[1]

• Total148.8 km² (57.5 sq mi)Elevation

732 m (2,402 ft)Population

(30 April 2008^[2])^[3]

• Total4,597 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)DemonymBorghianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

02021

Dialing code0746WebsiteOfficial website

Borgorose (Sabino: Ju Burgu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Rome and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Rieti.

Borgorose borders the following municipalities: L'Aquila, Lucoli, Magliano de' Marsi, Pescorocchiano, Sante Marie, Tornimparte. The frazione of Corvaro was the birthplace of Antipope Nicholas V.

Until 1960, the town was denominated Borgocollefegato. Near the town is the ruins of the Romanesque church and crypt of San Giovanni in Leopardis.

References

^ "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.