A large part of its territory corresponds to the historical-geographical region of
Sabina. Rieti is located in the north-east Lazio. It is bordered to the west, along the river
Tiber by the
province of Viterbo and to the south-west by the
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. It is also bordered by the
regions of
Umbria to the north and by
Marche to the east. The province is largely mountainous with the
Monti della Duchessa and the
Monti del Cicolano ranges in the south with
Monte Nuria and
Monte Giano, the
Monti Reatini range with
Monte Terminillo (2217 m) in the north in part of the Abruzzese
Apennines, and
Monti della Laga (2458 m) to the east on the border with Abruzzo. Of particular importance are the two artificial lakes in the
Valle del Salto:
Lago del Salto and
Lago del Turano, both created during the Fascist period. Lago del Salto is the largest in the Lazio region and is situated at an altitude of . There are several protected areas in the province. To the south lies the Parco regionale naturale dei Monti Lucretili, to the southeast the Riserva regionale Montagne della Duchessa, and a small part of the Parco regionale naturale del Sirente - Velino. Between the two areas is the Riserva naturale Monte Navegna e Monte Cervia (between the lakes of Salto and Turano. In the east, in the Monti della Laga range is the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga. Also of note is the Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile on the
Rieti Plain, and the Riserva naturale di Nazzano, Tevere-Farfa to the west. Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile contains the lakes of
Lungo and
Ripasottile, which support a diversity of wildlife, particularly birds such as
herons and
little grebes. There are numerous natural oases, castles, fortresses and Franciscan sanctuaries dotted about the province of Rieti.
Municipalities •
Accumoli •
Amatrice •
Antrodoco •
Ascrea •
Belmonte in Sabina •
Borbona •
Borgo Velino •
Borgorose •
Cantalice •
Cantalupo in Sabina •
Casaprota •
Casperia •
Castel di Tora •
Castel Sant'Angelo •
Castelnuovo di Farfa •
Cittaducale •
Cittareale •
Collalto Sabino •
Colle di Tora •
Collegiove •
Collevecchio •
Colli sul Velino •
Concerviano •
Configni •
Contigliano •
Cottanello •
Fara in Sabina •
Fiamignano •
Forano •
Frasso Sabino •
Greccio •
Labro •
Leonessa •
Longone Sabino •
Magliano Sabina •
Marcetelli •
Micigliano •
Mompeo •
Montasola •
Monte San Giovanni in Sabina •
Montebuono •
Monteleone Sabino •
Montenero Sabino •
Montopoli di Sabina •
Morro Reatino •
Nespolo •
Orvinio •
Paganico Sabino •
Pescorocchiano •
Petrella Salto •
Poggio Bustone •
Poggio Catino •
Poggio Mirteto •
Poggio Moiano •
Poggio Nativo •
Poggio San Lorenzo •
Posta •
Pozzaglia Sabina •
Rieti •
Rivodutri •
Rocca Sinibalda •
Roccantica •
Salisano •
Scandriglia •
Selci •
Stimigliano •
Tarano •
Toffia •
Torri in Sabina •
Torricella in Sabina •
Turania •
Vacone •
Varco Sabino == Demographics ==