Castelforte

Castelforte
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Latina  (LT)
Coordinates	41 ° 18 '  N , 13 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 18 '1 "  N , 13 ° 49' 23"  E
height	130  m slm
surface	30 km²
Residents	4,325 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	144 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	04021
prefix	0771
ISTAT number	059004
Popular name	Castelfortesi
Patron saint	San Giovanni Battista
Website	Castelforte

Castelforte is a municipality in the province of Latina in the Italian region of Lazio with 4325 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 153 km southeast of Rome , 76 km northwest of Naples and 97 km east of Latina .

Castelforte

geography

Castelforte lies on the eastern slope of the Monti Aurunci . It has almost grown together with the neighboring village of Santi Cosma e Damiano . While the district of Suio is also located on a hill of the Monti Aurunci, the districts of Casteluccio, Forme di Suio and Terme di Suio extend in the valley of the Garigliano , the border river to Campania .

Castelforte is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Monti Aurunci .

It borders on the following neighboring municipalities: Coreno Ausonio ( FR ), Rocca d'Evandro ( CE ), Sant'Andrea del Garigliano (FR), Santi Cosma e Damiano , Sessa Aurunca (CE), Vallemaio (FR).

history

According to some historians, Castelforte was built on the ruins of the Aurunker city of Vescia, which was built in 314 BC. Was destroyed by the Romans. Even if there were numerous archaeological finds from this time in the municipality, this thesis has not yet been proven.

The medieval Castelforte was created during the Migration Period , when the inhabitants of the coastal plain were looking for places in the nearby mountains that were easier to defend. At that time it belonged to the Duchy of Traetto .
From 1809 to 1820 and 1928 to 1947 it was united with Santi Cosma e Damiano in one municipality.

Castelforte

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	2,885	3,370	4,741	6,027	6,720	6,999	6,723	6.344	4,518

Source: ISTAT

politics

Mayor of Castelforte is Giampiero Forte (since 2007).

Twin cities

• Kėdainiai in Lithuania
• Zimnicea in Romania

Thermal springs

The Romans used the thermal springs on the banks of the Garigliano and called them "Acquae Vescinae". The Terme di Suio, which lie below the village of Suio and include cold, warm and sulphurous springs, were developed into health resorts after the Second World War.

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1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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

• Castelforte on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
• Terme di Suio (Italian)