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Olevano Romano — Comune — Comune di Olevano Romano 
Coat of armsLocation of Olevano Romano in Italy
Olevano RomanoCoordinates: 41°51′N 13°2′E / 41.85°N 13.033°ECoordinates: 41°51′N 13°2′E / 41.85°N 13.033°E Country Italy Region Latium Province Rome (RM) Government - Mayor Guglielmina Ranaldi Area - Total 26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi) Elevation 571 m (1,873 ft) Population (2008)[1] - Total 6,882 - Density 263.7/km2 (682.9/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 00035 Dialing code 06 Website Official website Olevano Romano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km east of Rome.
It is the probable birthplace of the composer Giovanni Gentile.
Olevano has a cultural tradition from the past – initiated around 1800 Olevano has had an important role in landscape painting in European art, in particular in the 19th century. Artists from almost all European countries as well as American artists visited and worked in Olevano, and today you will find paintings depicting Olevano, its surrounding landscape and the neighbouring towns in many of the important museums all over Europe. Today the art museum in Olevano Romano exhibits works from its collection as well as organises thematic exhibitions. In the museum in Olevano Romano, you meet both classic and contemporary art, with works of Italian and European artists.
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Categories:- Cities and towns in Lazio
- Communes of the Province of Rome
- Lazio geography stubs
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