Collevecchio
Comune in Lazio, Italy
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Collevecchio (local dialect: Colevecchiu) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium.
Collevecchio | |
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| Comune di Collevecchio | |
View of Collevecchio | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Collevecchio Location of Collevecchio in Italy  Collevecchio Collevecchio (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′N 12°33′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Rieti (RI) |
| Frazioni | Poggio Sommavilla, Cicignano |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,651 |
| Demonym | Collevecchiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 02042 |
| Dialing code | 0765 |
| Website | Official website |
Territory
Collevecchio borders the following Comuni: Civita Castellana, Magliano Sabina, Montebuono, Ponzano Romano, Stimigliano, Tarano. The frazione of Poggio Sommavilla is home to a prehistoric and arcaic archaeological site of Poggio Sommavilla on Tiber Valley with center acropolis and a necropolis.
The economy is based on agriculture (olive, wine) and animal husbandry (cattle and goats).
