What is Tarquinia?
{{Infobox Italian comune | name = Tarquinia | official_name = Comune di Tarquinia | native_name = | image_skyline = Panorama di Tarquinia.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Tarquinia flag.svg | flag_size = | image_shield = Tarquinia-Stemma.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|42|14|57|N|11|45|22|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Lazio]] | province = [[Province of Viterbo|Viterbo]] (VT) | frazioni = Tarquinia Lido | mayor_party = | mayor = Alessandro Giulivi | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 279.50 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 16428 | population_as_of = 30 June 2016 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Tarquiniesi | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 133 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | postal_code = | website = {{url|tarquinia.net}} | footnotes = }} '''Tarquinia''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] city in [[Lazio]]. Tarquinia is in the [[Province of Viterbo]]. About 16,000 people live there. It is known for its ancient [[Etruscans|Etruscan]] tombs, which became a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 2004. In 1922, it was renamed after the ancient city of '''Tarquinii''' (Roman) or '''Tarchuna''' (Etruscan). == References == {{reflist}} {{Province of Viterbo}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Cities in Lazio]] [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Italy]] [[Category:Settlements in Viterbo]]