PALESTRINA (anciently Praeneste), an episcopal town of the Papal States, on the slope of a hill, 23 miles E.S.E. of Rome. Among its public buildings are the church of Santa Rosalia, and the old palace of the Barberini family. It still contains many remains of its ancient splendour. Manufactures of woollen cloths are carried on here. Pop. 6000. (See PRENESTE.)