Today, Velletri is home to a circuit court and a prison, in addition to several colleges and high schools.
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18 Facts About Velletri
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Climate of Velletri is mild, due to the Tyrrhenian Sea not being far, and to the protection offered by the Alban Hills and Mount Artemisio in the north.
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Humid currents from the southwest facing the Mont Artemisio condense all the rain on Velletri, leaving clouds restricted to the northern side of the Colli Albani.
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Velletri began to decline after it was sacked by Alaric the Goth in 410 CE.
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Pope Alexander IV, former bishop of Velletri, ordered during his pontificate to bring the relics of Velletri holy martyrs Pontian and Eleuterio to be preserved in the crypt beneath the cathedral.
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In 1913, the Tramvie dei Castelli Romani tram line reached Velletri, connecting it directly to Rome and the rest of the Castelli Romani area until 1953.
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Between 30 and 31 May 1944, the 142nd and 143rd regiments penetrated the German defenses at Monte Artemisio, and on June 1 Velletri fell, followed the next day by Valmontone and on 3 June by Lanuvio and Castelli Romani.
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Rebuilding of Velletri continued despite a devolution in 1967 granted independent municipal status to Lariano.
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Velletri was chosen as the provincial capital because of its central position, which confirmed "the role and the strategic importance of Velletri".
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On 23 September 2007, Pope Benedict XVI, who as Cardinal Bishop had the title of Velletri-Segni, visited Velletri celebrating a Mass in Piazza San Clemente.
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When Velletri was a Volscian town it was surrounded by massive walls.
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Oreste Nardini Civic Archeological Museum of Velletri, has noteworthy works from protohistoric to the medieval period.
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Bronze sheets of Velletri was found within the structure of the Church of the St Francis in 1784, The finds are kept at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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Velletri is currently home to the University of Tuscia Faculty of Agriculture in Viterbo.
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Velletri has hosted a Philharmonic Concert at the Palazzo Comunale since the 19th century.
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Velletri has been divided into five decarcie, areas equivalent to districts, since the medieval period.
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Primary production in Velletri is wine and products of the surrounding agricultural region.
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