Poggio

Poggio is an Italian toponym meaning hill or elevated place. It is widely used to name towns, villages, and localities across Italy, often indicating a position on or near a hill.

The term derives from the Italian word poggio and appears in many compound place names, sometimes with additional descriptors that indicate geography, history, or ownership. It is especially common in central Italy and persists in both historical and modern administrative toponyms. Some places keep Poggio as a standalone name, while others combine it with other elements, such as Poggio a Caiano or Poggio Catino.

Notable examples include:

- Poggio a Caiano, a town in the province of Prato, Tuscany, known for the Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano, a Renaissance villa.

- Poggio Renatico, a town in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, an agricultural and industrial center.

- Poggio Catino, a hill town in the province of Rieti, Lazio, with a medieval core.

- Poggio Bustone, a comune in the province of Rieti, Lazio, set among the Apennine hills.

- Poggio San Lorenzo, a municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio.

- Poggio Teverina, a fraction of Baschi in the province of Viterbo, Lazio.

- Poggio Picenze, a comune in the province of L’Aquila, Abruzzo.

People may also bear Poggio as a surname; in Italy and among descendants abroad, it often indicates ancestral ties to a place named Poggio. For other uses and places, see Poggio (disambiguation).