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Palestrina, Italy
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Palestrina is a small city in Lazio, Italy with a population of 14,925. Elevation: 1,476 ft (450 m). Average temperature: 59°F (15°C).
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About Palestrina
Palestrina is a modern Italian city and comune (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about 35 kilometres east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina. It is built upon the ruins of the ancient city of Praeneste.
People
Economy
DClimate
| Population | 14,925 |
| Population Density | 491 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Coordinates | 41.8327°, 12.8818° |
| Timezone | Europe/Rome |
| Country | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| State / Province | Lazio |
| Average Temperature | 59°F (15°C) |
| January Average | 44°F (7°C) |
| July Average | 78°F (26°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 61.3 inches (1,557 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 6.6 inches (17 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $20,927 |
About Palestrina
Palestrina is a small city in Italy (Lazio) with a population of 14,925. The city sits at an elevation of 1,476 feet (450 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 59°F (15°C). Temperatures range from 44°F in January to 78°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 61.3 inches. The timezone is Europe/Rome.
Income: Palestrina vs Italy
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Income
| Median HH Income | $20,927 |
| 72% below Italy avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 11.2% |
| 211% above Italy avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 1,119 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Climate in Palestrina
Palestrina has an average annual temperature of 16°C (61°F). The hottest month is Aug (25.6°C), the coldest is Jan (7.7°C). Average annual precipitation is 806 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 58.6°F |
| 9% above Italy avg | |
| January Average | 44°F (7°C) |
| July Average | 78°F (26°C) |
| Sunny Days | 303 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Area | 30.4 sq mi (78.7 km²) |
| Population Density | 491/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 41.8327°N, 12.8818°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Rome |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
1 tsunami recorded within 500 km.
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1805 | CAMPANIA | Earthquake | — | — | 137 km |
Nearby Volcanoes
5 volcanoes within 200 km. Closest: Colli Albani (19 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Colli Albani | Caldera | 949 m (3,114 ft) | Unknown | 19 km |
| Vulsini | Caldera | 800 m (2,625 ft) | -104 | 116 km |
| Ischia | Complex | 789 m (2,589 ft) | 1302 | 149 km |
| Campi Flegrei | Caldera | 458 m (1,503 ft) | 1538 | 153 km |
| Vesuvius | Stratovolcano | 1,281 m (4,203 ft) | 1944 | 171 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F (7°C) | 3.1 in | Coldest |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 3.0 in | |
| March | 48°F (9°C) | 2.6 in | |
| April | 53°F (11°C) | 3.0 in | |
| May | 61°F (16°C) | 2.2 in | |
| June | 68°F (20°C) | 1.6 in | |
| July | 78°F (26°C) | 1.3 in | Warmest, Driest |
| August | 74°F (23°C) | 1.8 in | |
| September | 67°F (20°C) | 3.2 in | |
| October | 59°F (15°C) | 4.4 in | |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 5.0 in | Wettest |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 3.9 in |
Palestrina has a seasonal temperature swing of 35°F / from 44°F in January to 78°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 35.1 inches, with November being the wettest month (5.0") and July the driest (1.3").
Schools in Palestrina
3 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scuola Secondaria di I grado "Giovanni Pierluigi" | — | — | — | — |
| I.C. "Karol Wojtyla" - Plesso "Scuoletta" | — | — | — | — |
| I.C. "Karol Wojtyla" - Scuola Elementare e dell'Infanzia | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Palestrina
40 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # 100 NU-DISCO CENTRAL RADIO | club dance, clubbing | MP3 | |
| Radio Radicale | politics, talk | MP3 | |
| 50s 60s RETRO HITS | 50s, 60s | MP3 | |
| Rai Isoradio | public radio, rai | MP3 256 kbps | |
| RADIO DIMENSIONE RELAX | ambient, ambient and relaxation music | MP3 128 kbps | |
| NATURE RADIO SLEEP | ambient, bird | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Onda Rossa | political talk, politics | OGG | |
| Rai News 24 | news | UNKNOWN | |
| Radio Vaticana Español spanish (VA) | catholic, catholic radio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Sei | calcio, lazio | AAC+ 32 kbps | |
| Radio Vaticana English (VA) | catholic, christian | MP3 128 kbps | |
| DJ Osso Radio | happy music | MP3 | |
| Radio Legends | italian music, jazz | MP3 192 kbps | |
| RAI24 | — | MP3 256 kbps | |
| RDS | — | UNKNOWN | |
| Radio Globo | Solo le migliori | capital, lazio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Esercito | misc | MP3 | |
| ItaliaRadio (MRG.fm) | classic italian pop, italian | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ACI RADIO | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Elle Radio | music, talk | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Laziale | calcio, lazio | AAC,H.264 4811 kbps | |
| Lazio style radio | sports news | AAC 1010 kbps | |
| Simply Radio | pop, top 40 | AAC+ | |
| Radio Vaticana Portuguese (VA) | catholic, religion | MP3 128 kbps | |
| AC3X Radio | classical music | AAC | |
| Onda Rossa | politics | OGG | |
| Media Hotel Radio | lounge, talk | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Rai Radio 3 Classica | — | MP3 256 kbps | |
| RadioRock | classic rock, grunge | AAC 64 kbps | |
| Rai Radio Tutta Italiana | — | MP3 256 kbps | |
| Radio Dimensione Musica | fiumicino, pop | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| RID 96.8 | hits, news | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Rai Gr Parlamento | — | MP3 256 kbps | |
| Radio Studio Dance Roma | 70s, 80s | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Italian.Radio | italian pop, musica italiana | AAC+ 96 kbps | |
| Radio Studio 93 | pop | MP3 | |
| Radio Immagine | 00s, 90s | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Gamma Stereo | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| H!T FM Frosinone | classic hits, hits | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Aelle | dance, pop | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Palestrina
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel of St. Annunziata of Riofreddo | ||||
| Complesso archeologico del Barco Borghese | ||||
| Le Vie dei Racconti | ||||
| Locanda Martorelli | ||||
| MuCaM - Museo civico archeologico di Mentana e dell'agro nomentano | ||||
| Mulino Vecchio | ||||
| Museiké | ||||
| Museo Abbazia San Nilo | ||||
| Museo Archeologico di Albano | ||||
| Museo Archeologico Rodolfo Lanciani | ||||
| Museo Benedetto Robazza | ||||
| Museo Casa Natale | ||||
| Museo Civico "Mario Antonacci" | ||||
| Museo Civico "Umberto Mastroianni" | ||||
| Museo civico archeologico "Oreste Nardini" | ||||
| Museo Civico Archeologico "Roger Lambrechts" | ||||
| Museo Civico del Tempo | ||||
| Museo civico delle Telecomunicazioni | ||||
| Museo civico di Lanuvio | ||||
| Museo Civico di Tivoli | ||||
| Museo del Carretto a Vino | ||||
| Museo del Castello di Civita Lavinia e del carcere di Stendhal | ||||
| Museo del Giocattolo | ||||
| Museo del Presepe | ||||
| Museo del rugby | ||||
| Museo del Vino | ||||
| Museo dell'Acconciatura | ||||
| Museo dell'Olio | ||||
| Museo della Città | ||||
| Museo della Città e del Territorio | ||||
| Museo della Civiltà Contadina Valle dell'Aniene | ||||
| Museo della Resistenza e degli 11 Martiri | ||||
| Museo delle Culture Villa Garibaldi | ||||
| Museo delle Scienze Naturali | ||||
| Museo Diffuso del Vino | ||||
| Museo diffuso di Lanuvio | ||||
| museo diocesano | ||||
| Museo Diocesano | ||||
| Museo Etiopico "Guglielmo Massaia" | ||||
| Museo Ferrovia Roma Fiuggi Frosinone | ||||
| Museo Geofisica | ||||
| Museo Geopaleontologico "Ardito Desio" | ||||
| Museo II Legione Partica | ||||
| Museo Nazionale Archeologico Prenestino | ||||
| Museo Nazionale della Campagna dell'Agro Romano per la liberazione di Roma | ||||
| Museo scavi Lord Savile Lumley | ||||
| Museum of Nemi's ships | ||||
| Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj | ||||
| Plastico | ||||
| Sala della Stipe di Pantanacci | ||||
| Scuderie Aldobrandini |
Libraries in Palestrina
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibioteca di Rocca di Papa | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca "Sindaco Domenico D'Alessio" | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca “Bruno Bernabei” | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Borghesiana | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Elio Filippo Accrocca | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Collina della Pace | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale "Carlo Levi" | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale "Fabrizio Orlandi" | 0.0 | |||||
| biblioteca comunale "Marco Albertazzi" | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale Adriana Marsella | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale Fantoniana | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale Giuseppe Caiati | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale Roviano | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale Vittoria Colonna | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma. | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca di Albano Laziale - Sede centrale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca di Grottaferrata Bruno Martellotta | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca di Monte Compatri Marco Mastrofini | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca diocesana Eboracense | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Francesco Dionisi | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Statale del Monumento Nazionale di Grottaferrata | 0.0 | |||||
| Casa di Pia | 0.0 | |||||
| Ispesl - Istituto Superiore Prevenzione Sicurezza Lavoro | 0.0 | |||||
| Mediateca di Cocciano | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Palestrina
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercatino | |||||
| Mercato Contadino | |||||
| Mercato coperto | |||||
| Mercato coperto | |||||
| Mercato Coperto | |||||
| Mercato Coperto di Genzano | |||||
| Mercato ortofrutticolo | |||||
| Mercato settimanale | |||||
| Mercato Settimanale | |||||
| Mercato Settimanale del Venerdì di Norma |
Hotels in Palestrina
1 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Palestrina
10 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Palestrina
13 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Palestrina
1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Palestrina
2 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in Palestrina
2 veterinaries within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Palestrina
4 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Palestrina
5 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in Palestrina
3 shopping malls within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Palestrina
1 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Palestrina
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Palestrina
1 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campo Imperatore | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
Airports Near Palestrina
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport | CIA | Large Airport |
| Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport | FCO | Large Airport |
| Guidonia Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Latina Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Pratica Di Mare Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Rome Urbe Airport | — | Medium Airport |
| ARMA Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Aviocaipoli Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie "Alvaro Leonardi" | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie "Il Pratone" | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Ali Nettuno | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Alisoriano | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Artena | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Carocci | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Celano | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Condor | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Divinangelo | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Fiano Romano | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Fly Center | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie L'Aquila | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie La Celsetta | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Ocria | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Pegaso Flying Club | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Roma-Nord | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Sabaudia | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Santa Bruna | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Santo Stefano | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Tucano | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Umiltà | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Valicella | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Vallesanta | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo "Palazzone di Narni" | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Aerdomus | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Alicocco | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Amyclae | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Avio Pontina Fly | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Calledro | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Delta Club | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Giovanni Zaccini | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Pontinia Eagles | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Sangermano | — | Small Airport |
| CdV Colibri | — | Small Airport |
| Fly Roma Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Fly Sabina Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Frosinone Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Giardini di Corcolle Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Il Grifo Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| L'Aquila–Preturo Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Rieti Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Roma East Airfield | — | Small Airport |
Treatment Centers in Palestrina
2 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| San Felice | ||
| Villaggio Eugenio Litta |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Palestrina
9 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Cappella | |
| Cappella Sant'Agapito | |
| Centro d'irradiazione per la glorificazione dello Spirito Santo | |
| Chiesa del Gesù Redentore | |
| Chiesa Madonna del Ristoro | |
| Chiesa San Giovanni Battista | |
| Parrocchia Madonna delle Grazie | |
| Parrocchia Sacra Famiglia | |
| Parrocchia Santa Lucia |
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What is the population of Palestrina?
Palestrina has a population of 14,925 residents and is located in Italy. The population density is 491 people per square mile, spread across 30.4 square miles.
Is Palestrina expensive to live in?
The median household income is $20,927, 72% below the national average of $75,149.
What is the weather like in Palestrina?
Palestrina enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 59°F (15°C). Winter temperatures average 44°F in January, while summers reach an average of 78°F in July. The area receives 303 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 61.3 inches, with 6.6 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Palestrina?
The job market in Palestrina faces challenges, with unemployment at 11.2% / significantly above the national rate of 3.6%. There are 1,119 business establishments in the area.