Priverno

Priverno
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Latina  (LT)
Coordinates	41 ° 28 '  N , 13 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 28 '28 "  N , 13 ° 10' 37"  E
height	151  m slm
surface	56 km²
Residents	14,085 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	252 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	04015
prefix	0773
ISTAT number	059019
Popular name	Privernati or Pipernesi
Patron saint	San Tommaso d'Aquino
Website	Priverno
Panorama of Priverno

Priverno is a town in the province of Latina in the Italian region of Lazio with 14,085 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is 90 km southeast of Rome and 29 km east of Frosinone .

geography

Priverno is located on the ridge of Monte Saiano , a foothill of the Monti Lepini above the Pontine plain . It is the seat of the Comunità Montana Monti Lepini e Ausoni .

The neighboring communities clockwise are Roccagorga , Maenza and Prossedi in the north, Roccasecca and Sonnino in the east, Pontinia in the south and Sezze in the west.

With the Priverno-Fossanova station, the community is on the Rome-Formia-Naples railway line .

history

The ancient Privernum was one of the main places of the Volscians . It was founded by the Romans in 329 BC. Subjugated by Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus Privernas and declared a Civitas Sine Suffragio . The city's heyday began with the connection to the Via Appia . Even after the end of the Western Roman Empire and the decline of the Via Appia, Privernum remained an important trading center. It was probably only destroyed by the Saracens in the 9th century . The population then settled on the easier to defend Colle Rosso , the square of today's old town. The settlement was named Piperno . From the Middle Ages the city belonged to the Papal States . However, it never came under the rule of one of the Roman noble families, but retained its autonomy as a city.

From the eighth century until 1217, the city was the seat of a bishopric when the diocese was united with that of Terracina . Today it is called the Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno .

In 1927 Piperno was renamed Priverno again.

Population development

year	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	5,336	6,717	7,563	9,827	11,771	11,746	13,289	13,133

Source: ISTAT

politics

Mayor and City Council

Umberto Macci (right list of citizens) was elected mayor in May 2003 and confirmed in office in April 2008. His list also has a majority in the local council with 13 out of 20 seats.

Partner communities

Priverno has had a partnership with the German municipality of Wallenhorst in Germany since March 2008 . Further partnerships exist with Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria , with Bridgwater in the British county of Somerset , with the French municipality of Tullins in the Isère department , with Rača in Slovakia, with the Slovenian municipalities of Brda and Kanal ob Soči and with the municipalities of Břeclav , Nový Bor and Uherské Hradiště in the Czech Republic.

Culture and sights

Attractions

The well-preserved medieval old town is in a panoramic position above the Amaseno valley.

Fossanova Monastery

• At the central Piazza Giovanni XXIII. stands the Palazzo Comunale , the town hall from the 13th century.
• Next to it, the Santa Maria Annunziata Cathedral rises at the end of a large flight of stairs. He was in 1183 by Pope Lucius III. consecrated and heavily redesigned in the 18th century.
• The church of Sant'Antonio Abate on the edge of the old town has a beautiful Romanesque portal
• The Romanesque church of San Benedetto , on the eastern edge of the old town, was once Priverno's cathedral. It is decorated with numerous frescoes that go back to the 9th century.
• The best-known national monument is the Fossanova Abbey from the 9th century, which is located below the old town in the Amaseno valley.
• The archaeological site of the ancient Privernum is two kilometers north of the old town . A visit is only possible by appointment.

Museums

• The Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico) is housed in the old Episcopal Palace , which mainly shows finds from Privernum.
• The Medieval Museum (Museo Mediovale) is located in the outbuildings of the Fossanova Abbey.
• The Museum of Mathematics (Museo per la Matematica) is located in the Castello di San Martino.

Culinary specialties

Priverno is famous for its artichokes , which are sold fresh or in oil.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Reginald von Piperno (approx. 1230–1290), Dominican, closest confidante of Thomas Aquinas
• Antonio Baboccio da Piperno (1351–1435), Italian painter
• Angelo Carosi (* 1964), former Italian obstacle and long-distance runner

swell

• Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3rd updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Priverno's website
3. ^ David Berger:  REGINALD by Piperno. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 27, Bautz, Nordhausen 2007, ISBN 978-3-88309-393-2 , Sp. 1120-1121.

Web links

Commons : Priverno  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Site of the municipality
• Museums in Priverno (Italian)
• Museum of Mathematics (Italian)
• Priverno on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)