Caprarola | |
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| Comune di Caprarola | |
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Location of Caprarola  | |
  Caprarola Location of Caprarola in Italy  Caprarola Caprarola (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′40.3″N 12°14′17.1″E / 42.327861°N 12.238083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Viterbo (VT) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eugenio Stelliferi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.58 km2 (22.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,417 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caprolatti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01032 |
| Dialing code | 0761 |
| Patron saint | St. Egidius |
| Saint day | December 26 |
| Website | Official website |
Caprarola is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The village is situated in a range of volcanic hills known as the Cimini Mounts.
The town is home to the large Renaissance mansion or villa which dominates the surrounding country-side, Villa Farnese (or Villa Caprarola). Not to be confused with the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, it was initially built as a fortress, as the town and the surrounding area was a feud of the House of Farnese, by the cardinal Alessandro Farnese senio in 1530, according to a project of the architect Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. After only four years the project came to a halt when the cardinal was elected pope in 1534 under the name Paul III.
