Palestrina is a modern Italian city and comune with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about 35 kilometres east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina. It is built upon the ruins of the ancient city of Praeneste.
Country: Italy
Region: Lazio
Elevation: 450 m (1,480 ft)
Metropolitan city: Rome (RM)
Demonym: Palestrinesi o Prenestini
Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code: 00036 (capital, Valvarino), 00030 (Carchitti)