Casalattico
Casalattico | |
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| Comune di Casalattico | |
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Location of Casalattico  | |
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| Postal code | 03030 |
| Dialing code | 0776 |
| Patron saint | Barbatus of Benevento |
| Saint day | 19 February |
| Website | Official website |
Casalattico (Campanian: Casale) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region of Lazio. The village is located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Frosinone.
It is home to a summer Irish festival celebrating the local families that moved to Ireland with the twinning of the town with
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History
The Roman entrepreneur and banker Titus Pomponius Atticus is believed to have had a villa in what is now the frazione of Montattico.
In 1944, during the World War II, largo San Nazario, of the Casalattico commune was the site of a German forward Emergency Hospital confiscated from the Fusco family owners of the period after the war subsequently reclaimed by the present owners. People from the Monforte and Casalattico area were transported by the occupation German military forces to the Concentration camp at Cesano. At the end of hostilities in 1945 in the nearby valley towns the level of destruction was huge, leading to a large immigration wave.
Main sights
The Casalattico area includes the medieval ruins of the ancient
The centre Piazza houses an example of a Norman-style tower dating from 1200 AD. The hilltop town has no moat and is accessible by one winding access road passing the graveyard to the left on approach.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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