Arpino

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Arpino
coat of arms
Arpino (Italy)
Arpino
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Frosinone  (FR)
Coordinates 41 ° 39 '  N , 13 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 38 '53 "  N , 13 ° 36' 40"  E
height 450  m slm
surface 55 km²
Residents 7,014 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 128 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 03033
prefix 0776
ISTAT number 060010
Popular name Arpinati
Patron saint Madonna di Loreto (December 10th)
Website www.comune.arpino.fr.it

Arpino (in antiquity: Arpinum ) is a town in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region of Lazio with 7014 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is 113 km east of Rome and 31 km east of Frosinone .

geography

The municipality of Arpino lies on a saddle between the hills of Civitavecchia and Cività Falconara, above the Liri valley . The Montecoccioli (837 m) is the highest point in the municipality. The old town is dominated by the Civitavecchia district (650 m), the ancient Acropolis .

Arpino is a member of the Comunità Montana Valle del Liri .

The neighborhoods are: Carnello, Civitavecchia, Collecarino, Colle Lo Zoppo, Forglieta, Sant'Amasio, Vallefredda, Vallone and Vignepiane.

Logo-Bandiera Arancione.jpg

The neighboring towns are: Broccostella , Casalattico , Casalvieri , Castelliri , Fontana Liri , Fontechiari , Isola del Liri , Monte San Giovanni Campano , Santopadre and Sora .

Arpino carries the Bandiera Arancione , a seal of quality in the field of tourism and the environment from the Touring Club Italiano (TCI).

traffic

Arpino is a few kilometers from the Strada Statale 82 della Valle del Liri , which leads from Itri to Avezzano and also connects the municipality to the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway via the Ceprano junction . There is a railway connection via the Avezzano – Roccasecca railway.

history

According to legend, Arpinum was founded by Saturnus . It has been around since the 7th century BC. Proven as a settlement of the Volscians and was established in the 4th century BC. Conquered by the Samnites . Arpinum came in 305 BC. Chr. The dominion of the Roman Republic , first as praefectura whose inhabitants not a full Roman citizenship had (civitas sine suffragio) . 188 BC The inhabitants were given full citizenship. 90 BC BC became Arpinum Municipium . The ancient Arpinum is best known as the birthplace of Marcus Tullius Cicero .

Arpino was affected during the Migration Period . In 702 it was handed over by the Byzantine Emperor to the Lombard Duke of Benevento Gisulf I. In the 11th century Arpino was conquered for the Normans by Robert Guiskard . In the time of the Hohenstaufen the place was destroyed by both Frederick II and Konrad IV and the population was resettled to Montenero . It remained in the possession of the Staufer until it was captured by Charles I of Anjou in 1265 and incorporated into the Kingdom of Naples .

In 1799, out of awe of Cicero, the French refrained from looting his hometown. In 1861 Arpino became part of the Kingdom of Italy . In 1927 the Province of Terra del Lavoro joined the newly founded Province of Frosinone.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001 2016
Residents 11,530 11,633 11,214 10,634 10,564 10,381 7,601 8.006 7,614 7,262

Source: ISTAT

politics

Fabio Forte (list of citizens) was elected mayor for the second time in May 2006. Since May 28, 2013 Renato Rea has been the head of the city.

Attractions

  • View to the Castello di Ladislao

  • panorama

  • Cyclops walls near Civitavecchia with a cantilevered gate

  • The district of Civitavecchia is, as its name ("old city") suggests, the oldest part of Arpino and the ancient Acropolis. The Cyclops walls from pre-Roman times are still well preserved there. In addition, medieval defense towers and the ruins of a fort can be seen.
  • Opposite the Acropolis is the Castello di Ladislao on the western mountain spur.
  • The baroque church of San Michele houses paintings by the local painter Giuseppe Cesari. A well-preserved medieval district stretches from there to the Gothic Porta Napoli.
  • The Fondazione Umberto Mastroianni is housed in the Palazzo Boncompagni and is not only dedicated to the work of the important Italian sculptor , but also to other family members such as Marcello Mastroianni and Chiara Mastroianni . Other contemporary artists are also shown. A move to the Castello di Ladislao is planned.

sons and daughters of the town

Culture

Every year, the European Latin competition Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas takes place in Arpino , organized by the Center for Humanistic Studies "Marcus Tullius Cicero".

Culinary specialties

  • A typical Arpino dish is Sagne e fagioli , fresh pasta with beans, which is also said to have been Marcello Mastroianni's favorite dish.
  • Arpino is a center of olive growing . Arpino olive oil regularly wins national awards.

literature

  • Christof Hennig: Latium. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= Dumont art travel guide ). 3rd updated edition. DuMont, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .

Web links

Commons : Arpino  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ Fondazione Umberto Mastroianni
  3. ↑ www.arpinoturismo.it