Soriano nel Cimino

Comune in Lazio, Italy

42°25′10″N 12°14′3″E / 42.41944°N 12.23417°E / 42.41944; 12.23417CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceViterbo (VT)FrazioniSant'Eutizio, ChiaGovernment • MayorFabio MenicacciArea • Total78.48 km² (30.30 sq mi)Elevation480 m (1,570 ft)Population • Total9,466 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)DemonymSorianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0761Patron saintSaint NicholasSaint day6 December, 15 MayWebsiteOfficial website

Soriano nel Cimino is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy.

The town is overlooked by Monte Cimino, the highest peak in the Monti Cimini.

Main sights

• The Orsini Castle, built by Orso Orsini in the 13th century. It was the summer residence of Pope Nicholas III, uncle of Orso. It was a high security castle until the 1990s and is now managed by the Tuscia University.
• The Palazzo Chigi-Albani (16th century), designed by Ottaviano Schiratti. The interior houses the Papacqua Fountain.
• The small Romanesque church of San Giorgio (11th century).
• Cathedral (Duomo), of San Nicola di Bari from 1794.
• Church of Sant'Eutizio.
• Fontana Vecchia ("Old Fountain"), built in the 15th century.
• Porta Romana ("Roman Gate"), a copy of the Porta Pia in Rome.
• SUBLIMAZIONE (Urban Sculpture), a permanent installation by Giorgio Capogrossi (Montez) - Piazzale Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto

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