Morolo

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Morolo
coat of arms
Morolo (Italy)
Morolo
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Frosinone  (FR)
Coordinates 41 ° 38 '  N , 13 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 38 '19 "  N , 13 ° 11' 51"  E
height 397  m slm
surface 26 km²
Residents 3,243 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 125 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 03017
prefix 0775
ISTAT number 060045
Popular name Morolani
Patron saint San Michele Arcangelo
Website Morolo

Morolo is an Italian commune in the province of Frosinone in the Lazio region with 3243 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 76 km southeast of Rome and 19 km west of Frosinone .

geography

Morolo lies on a hill above the Saccotal and is dominated by the steep Monti Lepini . It is a member of the Comunità Montana Monti Lepini, Ausoni e Valliva .

The neighboring towns are Ferentino , Gorga ( RM ), Sgurgola and Supino .

traffic

Morolo is 9 km from the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway , Anagni or Frosinone exits.

With the Morolo train station , 7 km from the center, the town is connected to the Rome - Naples railway line.

history

In ancient times there were numerous villae rusticae in the municipality of Morolo . The theory that the Roman city of Ecetra was a predecessor settlement of Morolo is today rejected by a majority.

The oppidum Murolum was first mentioned in 1088 when Urban II subordinated it to the Bishop of Anagni , who in turn gave it to the Colonna as a fief. In 1216, Giovanni Graf von Ceccano destroyed Morolo Castle and killed 424 villagers. In 1303 Tommaso da Morolo took part in the Anagni assassination attempt against Pope Boniface VIII .

Between 1385 and 1423 the Colonna managed to regain control of the Morolo territory. They ruled the place until 1809, when it became part of the Roman Empire under Napoleon , and then only briefly from 1814 to 1816, until Pope Pius VII lifted feudal rights. In 1870 Morolo became part of the Kingdom of Italy . In 1927 the province of Rome became the newly founded province of Frosinone.

Population development

year 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 2,670 3,463 4.189 3,706 3,453 2,680 2,994 3,090

Source: ISTAT

politics

Massimo Silvestri (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2004. On May 27, 2014, Anna Maria Girolami took over the office of mayor after the then new election.

Individual evidence

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

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