| Soriano nel Cimino | ||
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| Salutation | The pearl of the Cimini | |
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| State | Italy | |
| Region | Lazio | |
| Altitude | 509 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 78.54 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 8.466 (31-12-2014) | |
| Name inhabitants | Sorianesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0761 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 01038 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. Nicholas and St. Eutizio (6 December and 15 May) | |
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Soriano nel Cimino is a center of the province of Viterbo, in the area Italian of the Lazio.
To know
The town consists of a small medieval center perched on a hill, on which stands a thirteenth-century castle, surrounded by buildings of the following centuries, including various churches and a sixteenth-century palace. In the area surrounding the town, there are archaeological areas from the Etruscan and protohistoric times, the Torre di Chia, and the Monte Cimino with its beech forest.
Geographical notes
The town is located on the slopes of Monte Cimino, the highest peaks of the Cimini volcanic mountain range; is about 15 km from the provincial capital, 12 km from the Vico lake and 80 km from the capital.
When to go
The temperate climate makes the stay in Soriano ideal in any season, while the cultural activities organized in the town are more concentrated in the months between May and October.
Background
The first settlements in the Soriano area of which there are traces date back to the late Bronze Age, while the first written evidence can be found in the ab Urbe Condita by Tito Livio. The current village, however, has been forming since the Middle Ages, thanks to the papal interventions and the various families who controlled it over the centuries.
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