Borgo Velino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the region Latium, Italy. It is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of the town Rieti. It has an area of 17.3 square kilometres (6.7 sq mi), 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
Comune
Comune di Borgo Velino
Umberto I square with the civic tower
Coat of arms
Location of Borgo Velino
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Coordinates: 42°24′N 13°4′E
Country	Italy
Region	Latium
Province	Rieti (RI)
Frazioni	Collerinaldo
Government
• Mayor	Emanuele Berardi
Area [1]
• Total	17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population  (31 December 2008[2])[3]
• Total	1,002
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Borghetani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02010
Dialing code	0746

Borgo Velino borders the following municipalities: Antrodoco, Castel Sant'Angelo, Cittaducale, Fiamignano, Micigliano, Petrella Salto.

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  San Matteo church
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  Saint Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius church

Transport

Borgo Velino has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to Terni, Rieti and L'Aquila.

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[es] Borgo Velino

[ru] Борго-Велино