Viterbo (English spelling)

Japanese: ビテルボ（英語表記）Viterbo

The capital of Viterbo Province in the Lazio region in central-west Italy. It is located in a hilly area (327m) about 80km north-northwest of Rome. The city was inhabited by Etruscans before the Roman Empire, but became a Papal State in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th century. It is an agricultural distribution center, and the furniture, agricultural machinery, and food industries are active here. It is surrounded by a medieval castle and contains the Basilica of San Pellegrino, a representative example of 13th-century architecture, and the 13th-century Papal Palace, famous as an example of Gothic architecture in the Lazio region. Population: 58,353 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

イタリア中西部，ラツィオ州ビテルボ県の県都。ローマの北北西約 80kmの丘陵地帯 (327m) に位置する。古代ローマ以前からエトルリア人が居住したが，11世紀教皇領となり，12世紀には繁栄をきわめた。農業地帯の集散地。家具，農業機械，食品工業が行われる。中世の城郭に囲まれ，13世紀の代表的建築聖ペレグリノ聖堂があり，13世紀の教皇宮はラツィオ地方のゴシック様式の建築物として有名。人口5万 8353 (1991推計) 。

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