Montalto di Castro

Comune in Lazio, Italy

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Location of Montalto di Castro

42°21′N 11°36′E / 42.350°N 11.600°E / 42.350; 11.600CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceViterbo (VT)FrazioniPescia RomanaGovernment

• MayorSergio Caci (Forza Italia)Area

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• Total189.4 km² (73.1 sq mi)Elevation

42 m (138 ft)Population

(30 April 2009)^[2]

• Total8,812 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)DemonymMontaltesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

01014

Dialing code0766WebsiteOfficial website

Montalto di Castro is a comune (municipality) in the province of Viterbo, in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Rome and about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Viterbo.

It is home to a large fossil fuel powered power plant managed by Enel and the largest solar PV power plant in Italy.

Transportation

Montalto di Castro is linked by road to the European route E80 motorway. The Italian state railway Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane provides a rail link that allows passengers to travel to Rome, Pisa, Orbetello, or Civitavecchia.

People

Lea Padovani, Italian actress
Alice Sabatini, Italian model and basketball player, Miss Italia 2015

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.