Palestrina
comune in Lazio, Italy
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Summary
Palestrina is a comune of Italy[1]. Palestrina ranks in the top 3% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,702 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metropolitan City of Rome[3], governo di Palestrina[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Capital: Palestrina[6]
- Shares border with: Castel San Pietro Romano[7], Cave[8], Gallicano nel Lazio[9], Rocca di Cave[10], Rome[11], San Cesareo[12], Valmontone[13], Zagarolo[14], Rocca Priora[15], Labico[16], Artena[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Füssen[18], Bièvres[19]
- Postal code: 00036[20]
- Commons category: Palestrina[21]
- Licence plate code: ROMA[22]
- Patron saint: Agapitus of Palestrina[23]
- Local dialing code: 06[24]
- Coordinate location: 41.833333333333, 12.9[25]
- Public holiday: patronal festival[26]
- Official website: http://www.comune.palestrina.rm.it/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Palestrina[28]
- Commons gallery: Palestrina[29]
- Population: 21,716[30], 21,872[31], 22,063[32], 22,120[33]
- Coordinates of northernmost point: 41.8678365, 12.8421959[34]
- Coordinates of southernmost point: 41.7614185, 12.8495607[35]
- Coordinates of easternmost point: 41.8375903, 12.9197731[36]
- Coordinates of westernmost point: 41.7724635, 12.7965702[37]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], The American Cyclopædia[41]
- Replaces: Praeneste[42]
- Official name: Palestrina[43]
- Category for people born here: Q9226322[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Palestrina[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Palestrina covers an area of 47.02[46]. Palestrina sits at an elevation of 450[47].
Why It Matters
Palestrina has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Palestrina is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]