Cerreto Laziale

Cerreto Laziale
Comune
Comune di Cerreto Laziale
Coat of arms
Location of Cerreto Laziale
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Coordinates: 41°57′N 12°59′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome
Government
• Mayor	Gina Panci
Area [1]
• Total	12.08 km^2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	1,118
• Density	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Cerretani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00020
Dialing code	0774
Website	Official website

Cerreto Laziale is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Rome.

Origins of the name

According to some, the name of the town refers to Mount “Cerretum”, near which the town is located. According to others, it derives from the Latin “Quercus cerris”, ie Turkey oak (since, previously, the territory where the town now stands was covered with Turkey oaks) with the addition of the collective suffix “-etum” which indicates abundance.

References

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