Palestrina
Palestrina is a modern Italian city and comune with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about 35 kilometres east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina.Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Fortuna Primigenia and Palestrina Cathedral.
Temple of Fortuna Primigenia
Photo: MM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The temple of Fortuna Primigenia was an ancient Roman temple within the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, a religious complex in Praeneste. It was dedicated to the goddess Fortuna Primigenia and parents brought their newly-born first child to the temple in order to improve its likelihood of surviving infancy and perpetuating the gens.
Palestrina Cathedral
Church
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palestrina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palestrina, in the region of Lazio, Italy. It is the episcopal seat of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina, and dedicated to Saint Agapitus.
Museo archeologico nazionale
Museum
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Museo archeologico nazionale is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cave and Zagarolo.
Cave
Town
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Cave is a town and comune in the Latium region of Italy, 42 kilometres southeast of Rome. As of 2011 its population was 10,421. Cave is situated 4 km southeast of Palestrina.
Zagarolo
Town
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Zagarolo is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the region of Lazio of central Italy. It lies 34 kilometres southeast of Rome, and it borders the municipalities of Colonna, Gallicano nel Lazio, Monte Compatri, Palestrina, Rome, San Cesareo. Zagarolo is situated 5 km west of Palestrina.
Palestrina
- Type: Locality with 22,100 residents
- Also known as: “058074”
- Location: Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.8355° or 41° 50′ 8″ northLongitude
12.889° or 12° 53′ 20″ eastPopulation
22,100Elevation
435 metres (1,427 feet)Open location code
8FHJRVPQ+6HGeoNames ID
6536957
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In Other Languages
“Palestrina” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Palestrina”
- Italian: “Palestrina”
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