Castro dei Volsci

Castro dei Volsci
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Frosinone  (FR)
Coordinates	41 ° 31 '  N , 13 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 30 '34 "  N , 13 ° 24' 19"  E
height	385  m slm
surface	58 km²
Residents	4,640 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	80 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	03020
prefix	0775
ISTAT number	060023
Popular name	Castresi
Patron saint	Santa Oliva di Anagni
Website	Castro dei Volsci
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Castro dei Volsci is an Italian commune in the province of Frosinone in the Lazio region with 4640 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The place has been a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy) since 2017

geography

Castro dei Volsci is located on a hill above the Sacco River , 101 kilometers southeast of Rome and 22 kilometers southeast of Frosinone . It is a member of the Comunità Montana Monti Lepini, Ausoni e Valliva .

Castro dei Volsci includes the districts Castro Scalo, Collevento and Madonna del Piano.

Neighboring communities are Amaseno , Ceccano , Ceprano , Falvaterra , Lenola ( LT ), Pastena , Pofi , Vallecorsa , Villa Santo Stefano .

Population development

year	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	3,551	5,071	5,459	5,759	5,862	4,893	5,178	5,039

Source: ISTAT

history

After Italy switched sides in World War II , Castro dei Volsci was occupied by the German Wehrmacht . It was captured by Allied forces after the Battle of Monte Cassino and the civilian population fell victim to Allied war crimes. Women were raped en masse and men were murdered. A memorial, the "Mamma Ciociara" in Castro dei Volsci, commemorates the raped women and their daughters. The feature film And Yet They Live by Vittorio De Sica from 1960 recalls these events.

politics

Massimo Lombardi (Lista Civica: Un Altro Paese) was elected as the new mayor on June 6, 2016.

Town twinning

The municipality has been twinning with Cabannes in France since 2010 .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Nino Manfredi (1921–2004), actor and director

Web links

Commons : Castro dei Volsci  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• ProLoco Castro dei Volsci (Italian)
• Portal about Castro dei Volsci (Italian)
• Castro dei Volsci on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ I borghi più belli d'Italia (official website), accessed on May 12, 2017 (Italian)
3. ↑ Mamma Ciociara
4. ↑ La Mamma Ciociara