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Ischia di Castro

Comune in Lazio, Italy

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Location of Ischia di Castro

42°32′N 11°45′E / 42.533°N 11.750°E / 42.533; 11.750CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceViterbo (VT)Government

• MayorSalvatore SerraArea

^[1]

• Total104.9 km² (40.5 sq mi)Elevation

384 m (1,260 ft)Population

(2008^[2])^[3]

• Total2,444 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)DemonymIschianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

01010

Dialing code0761

Ischia di Castro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Viterbo.

Ischia di Castro borders the following municipalities: Canino, Cellere, Farnese, Manciano, Pitigliano, Valentano.

It takes its name from the nearby Castro, a town destroyed by Papal forces in the 17th century. The town is home to the Ducal Palace, or Rocca, to whose project collaborated Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (also designer's of Castro's walls before its destruction). It was once a palace of the Farnese family.

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.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.