Trevignano Romano

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Comune di Trevignano Romano
Coat of arms of Comune di Trevignano Romano
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lazio
Province Rome
Mayor
Elevation 173 m
Area 39 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 4,541
 - Density 116/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 42°09′N, 12°15′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 06
Postal code 00069
Patron St. Bernardino of Siena
 - Day May 20

Trevignano Romano is a small town and comune near Rome. It has a population of about 5,000. Trevignano is on Lake Bracciano. It is about 47 km away from Rome.

[edit] Main sights

The Castle, erected around 1200 by order of Pope Innocent III, and later reinforced by the Orsini. It had once three line of massive walls, but the siege of Cesare Borgia in 1497 and subsequent earthquakes have reduced the structures in poor state.

It was also the country home of Professor Ernest Nash.