Montalto di Castro

Montalto di Castro
Comune
Comune di Montalto di Castro
Coat of arms
Location of Montalto di Castro
Montalto di Castro Location of Montalto di Castro in Italy Montalto di Castro Montalto di Castro (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°21′N 11°36′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Viterbo (VT)
Frazioni	Pescia Romana
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Caci (Forza Italia)
Area
• Total	189.4 km2 (73.1 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (30 April 2009)
• Total	8,812
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Montaltesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	01014
Dialing code	0766
Website	Official website

Montalto di Castro is a comune (municipality) in the province of Viterbo, in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Rome and about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Viterbo.

It is home to a large fossil fuel powered power plant managed by Enel and the largest solar PV power plant in Italy.

Transportation

Montalto di Castro is linked by road to the European route E80 motorway. The Italian state railway Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane provides a rail link that allows passengers to travel to Rome, Pisa, Orbetello, or Civitavecchia.

People

• Lea Padovani, Italian actress
• Alice Sabatini, Italian model and basketball player, Miss Italia 2015

See also

• Montalto di Castro Nuclear Power Station

External links

• www.comune.montaltodicastro.vt.it/
• Tuscia 360 about Montalto di Castro with VR panoramas
• http://www.e656.net/orario/stazione/montalto_di_castro.html