Rieti

Rieti is a comune and city in the Lazio region, in central Italy. Rieti is the capital of the province of Rieti and of the historical region of Sabina. Geography The town centre is on top of a small hill, in the southern edge of the plain of Rieti, at the bottom of Sabine mountains and of monti Reatini. The plain was once a large lake, drained by the ancient Romans, and is now the fertile basin of the Velino river. The comune of has an area of 206.46 km2 (79.71 sq mi), the largest comune in the province, and its altitude is 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level. Rieti borders with the comuni Belmonte in Sabina, Cantalice, Casperia, Cittaducale, Colli sul Velino, Concerviano, Contigliano, Greccio, Longone Sabino, Micigliano, Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, Montenero Sabino, Poggio Bustone, Rivodutri, Roccantica, Torricella in Sabina and two comuni of the province Terni in the Umbria regionː Stroncone and Terni. Frazioni The following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Rietiː Castel San Benedetto, Case San Benedetto, Casette, Castelfranco, Cerchiara, Chiesa nuova, Cupaello, Lisciano, Lugnano, Maglianello, Moggio, Piè di Moggio, Poggio Fidoni, Piani Poggio Fidoni, Poggio Perugino, San Filippo, Piani San Filippo, San Giovanni Reatino, Sant'Elia, Piani Sant'Elia, Setteponti, Vaiano, Vazia. Population As of 1 January 2017, there are 47,552 persons (22,679 males and 24,873 females) living in the comune, for a population density of 230.3 inhabitants/km². Population evolution Gallery Twinned and partner towns Rieti is twinned with: Ito, Japan, since 1985; Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, since 2000; Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 2010. Related pages List of comuni of the Province of Rieti References Other websites Rieti official website Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)