Cottanello
Cottanello | |
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| Comune di Cottanello | |
View of Cottanello | |
Cottanello Location of Cottanello in Italy Cottanello Cottanello (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′N 12°41′E / 42.417°N 12.683°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Rieti (RI) |
| Frazioni | Castiglione, Colle della Fonte, Le Piane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Angeletti |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 538 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
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Cottanello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Rieti.
An elaborate ancient Roman villa was discovered here in 1968 in the hamlet of Collesecco (evocative of an arid and stony place) in the valley below the historic centre of Cottanello. Subsequently a building was erected to protect the villa.