Castro Pretorio

Castro Pretorio
Rione of Rome
Position of the rione within the center of the city
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
  Total
0.4005 sq mi (1.0374 km2)
Population
  Total
5,341
  Density13,330/sq mi (5,148/km2)
 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Castro Pretorio is the 18th rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. XVIII, and it is located within the Municipio I. The rione takes its name by the ruins of the Castrum Praetorium, the barracks of the Praetorian Guard, included in the Aurelian Walls.