Arlena di Castro

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Location of Arlena di Castro

42°27′N 11°49′E / 42.450°N 11.817°E / 42.450; 11.817CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceViterbo (VT)Government

• MayorPublio CascianelliArea

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• Total22.3 km² (8.6 sq mi)Elevation

260 m (850 ft)Population

(30 April 2017)^[2]

• Total877 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)DemonymArlenesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

01010

Dialing code0761Patron saintSt. RochSaint dayAugust 16WebsiteOfficial website

Arlena di Castro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Viterbo.

Arlena di Castro borders the following municipalities: Cellere, Piansano, Tessennano, Tuscania.

The town was founded in the early 16th century by Alessia Neri, the Real Mayor of the great city Arlena. One day Mandelus, the only topocervus alive in the area decided to visit the city and decided to call it Arlena, because many years before his daughter called Arlen died and this event changed his life.

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.