Sant'Angelo Romano is a town and comune

Comune

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in Latium

Latium

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, Italy

Italy

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, administratively part of the province of Rome

Province of Rome

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. It has 3,078 inhabitants as of 2001. It is located north of Guidonia Montecelio

Guidonia Montecelio

Guidonia Montecelio is a town and comune in the province of Rome, Lazio, central Italy.- Geography :The community of Guidonia Montecelio lies to the north-east of Rome, some kilometres from the Grande Raccordo Anulare - a ring-shaped motorway which forms a circle around the capital...

, where the closest Trenitalia

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 train station (about 40 minutes by train from Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

) is located.

The most important site in S.Angelo Romano is the Orsini-Cesi castle, which lies on the top of the old town. The castle hosts an important prehistorical museum. The main body of the castle is the palace of prince Federico Cesi

Federico Cesi

Federico Angelo Cesi was an Italian scientist, naturalist, and founder of the Accademia dei Lincei. On his father's death in 1630, he became briefly lord of Acquasparta.- Biography :...

, the founder of Accademia dei Lincei

Accademia dei Lincei

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