Castelforte

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Castelforte
Comune
Comune di Castelforte
Coat of arms of Castelforte
Coat of arms
Location of Castelforte
Map
St. John the Baptist
Saint dayJune 24
WebsiteOfficial website

Castelforte is a town and

Monti Aurunci
massif.

History

Castelforte was founded most likely before the year 1000 AD. According to some scholars, it occupies the ruins of the ancient Auruncan town of Vescia, destroyed by the Romans in 340 BC (the commune includes the ruins of the large Terme Vescinae baths, in what is now the frazione of Suio).

The medieval town (Castrum Forte, meaning "Strong Castle") was a typical stronghold (probably built to counter the Saracen presence at the Garigliano) with a line of wall and rounded towers; the nearby Suio was defended by a castle. Castrum Forte's population was increased in 1320 when people from Suio moved here to flee malaria.

People from Castelforte formed two companies which fought alongside

Fra' Diavolo in resistance against the French Napoleonic troops
in 1798–99. This caused them to besiege and storm the town in the latter year. In 1807 Suio, now nearly depopulated, was aggregated to the municipality.

During the

Gustav Line
, was heavily bombed by Allied troops (1943–44). The city suffered hundreds of casualties in the event. There is a museum to commemorate the soldiers and civilians dead during that period.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

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