Historical place profile

Trevignano

Trevignano Romano, located on the shores of Lake Bracciano, lies some 47 km from Rome. Archaeological evidence for Etruscan occupation, in the form of tombs dating to the eighth - sixth centuries B.C., has been discovered to the north of the modern town. A medieval castle was built there under Innocent III ca. 1200.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:413352
Catalogue ID
pleiades:413352
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
42.158446, 12.241718
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Trevignano Romano, located on the shores of Lake Bracciano, lies some 47 km from Rome. Archaeological evidence for Etruscan occupation, in the form of tombs dating to the eighth - sixth centuries B.C., has been discovered to the north of the modern town. A medieval castle was built there under Innocent III ca. 1200.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 C4 Trevignano

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