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Palestrina
Laziotown
Total population
21,672
Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Palestrina is a town located in Lazio, Italy. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 21,672. Located at 41.839°, 12.891°, Palestrina occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Administratively it falls within the Roma province. Climate records indicate average highs near 67.1°F and lows near 47.3°F and about 51.4 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,654 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves385
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves255
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves195
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves167
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus L. · Liliopsida167
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus L. · Magnoliopsida167
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves164
- Asian tiger mosquito, Forest day mosquitoAedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) · Insecta160
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-245 km WNW of Pizzone, Italy
- M 2.7 — 2025-05-081 km NNE of Montecompatri, Italy
- M 4.1 — 2024-12-093 km SSE of Formia, Italy
- M 3.1 — 2020-05-117 km NNW of Rome, Italy
- M 4.6 — 2019-11-072 km SW of Villavallelonga, Italy
- M 3.4 — 2019-06-231 km WSW of Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Lazio
- Castel San Pietro Romano0.5 mi away · pop. 743
- Cave2.4 mi away · pop. 11,287
- Rocca di Cave2.8 mi away · pop. 358
- Zagarolo3.1 mi away · pop. 17,843
- Capranica Prenestina3.5 mi away · pop. 334
- Gallicano nel Lazio4.4 mi away · pop. 6,334
- Valmontone4.5 mi away · pop. 15,959
- Villaggio Rinascita4.9 mi away
- Carchitti4.9 mi away
- San Cesareo4.9 mi away · pop. 15,153
- Colle di Fuori5.2 mi away
- San Vito Romano5.3 mi away · pop. 3,309
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Palestrina
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 058074
- Province
- Roma (RM)
- Region
- Lazio
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITI43
- Codice catastale
- G274
Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)