Lazio

Lazio - central region of Italy, whose center is the city of Rome, at the same time being the capital of Italy as a whole. Its area - 17.2 thousand km ² (5,7% in Italy ) and a population of 5.257 million people ( 8.8% of the population).

Lazio territory stretches from the Apennines to the Tyrrhenian Sea coast .It is mainly mountainous, except for coastal areas. It runs the largest river Tiber , which has a length of 405km .

Among the many lakes in Lazio can identify lake Bolsena, is located in the mountains Volsinskih , Lake Vico in Cimino , Lake Bracciano in Sabatini, Lake Albano and Lake Nemi in the Alban hills.

major industrialized area of the neighborhood are in Rome.

are concentrated in machine building, chemical, pharmaceutical, light industry, food and tobacco industry.

In the Lazio region grow crops, primarily wheat and oats, as well as vegetables and fruits in southern region - Citrus, in hilly areas - olives and grapes . In the production of table wines and olive oil Lazio is one of the first places in Italy.

The developed cultivation of buffalo , which allows a traditional Italian cheese, mozzarella ( buffalo milk ). In the port of Civitavecchia and Gaeta urban development of fisheries.

In this land of the first people started to settle back in the Paleolithic period . In the IX century BC in this region have come the Etruscans.They founded the city, began to cultivate the land. Later in this region lived the tribes of Latins, from whom and where the name of the field . Latina occupied the territory from the mouth of the Tiber River in the west to the Alban hills to the east.

Since the founding of Rome, Lazio history is inextricably intertwined with the history of Rome.

During this period, Lazio had a highly developed agriculture. Bridges were constructed , aqueducts and viaducts . The area had a wide network of roads connecting the city of Rome with other regions of the state.

After the fall of the Roman Empire, the region suffered devastating raids of barbarian tribes.For more than a thousand years of power in Lazio owned by the Pope. The modern history of the region began in 1871 when the region of Lazio joined the united Italian state, and Rome as its capital.

Today's travelers come to visit this great city.Because the number of historical monuments , he surpasses all other cities in the world . It is here placed the great Colosseum , the Sistine Chapel , Villa Borghese and the other great monuments.

But not far from Rome, just a small town located 70 km Viterbo , founded by the Etruscans , who kept its medieval appearance.There are many architectural monuments of the XI-XVI centuries. In addition, there are many other historical sites.

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