Borgo Velino
Borgo Velino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the region Latium, Italy. It is located about northeast of Rome and about east of the town Rieti. It has an area of, and as of 31 December 2010 it had a population of 1,004. Until 1927 Borgo Velino was part of the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo. It is located near the site of a pre- or early-Roman Sabine village named Viario. Rare ruins of this ancient village, now occupied by a cultivated field, were found near a standing medieval tower. Borgo Velino is the birthplace of Giulio Pezzola, a notorious outlaw of the 17th century.
Borgo Velino borders the following municipalities: Antrodoco, Castel Sant'Angelo, Cittaducale, Fiamignano, Micigliano, Petrella Salto.Transport
Borgo Velino has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to Terni, Rieti and L'Aquila.
