Sutri
Sutri | |
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| Comune di Sutri | |
Panorama | |
Location of Sutri | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′N 12°17′E / 42.233°N 12.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Viterbo (VT) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matteo Amori |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2021) | |
• Total | 6,565 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sutrini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01015 |
| Dialing code | 0761 |
| Patron saint | Sta. Dolcissima |
| Saint day | September 16 |
| Website | Official website |
Sutri (Latin Sutrium) is an Ancient town, modern comune and former bishopric (now a Latin titular see) in the province of Viterbo, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Viterbo. It is picturesquely situated on a narrow tuff hill, surrounded by ravines, a narrow neck on the west alone connecting it with the surrounding country. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The modern comune of Sutri has a few more than 5,000 inhabitants. Its ancient remains are a major draw for tourism: a Roman amphitheatre excavated in the tuff rock, an Etruscan necropolis with dozens of rock-cut tombs, a Mithraeum incorporated in the crypt of its church of the Madonna del Parto, a Romanesque Duomo.