Sant'Andrea del Garigliano

Sant'Andrea del Garigliano
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Frosinone  (FR)
Coordinates	41 ° 22 '  N , 13 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 21 '57 "  N , 13 ° 50' 30"  E
height	176  m slm
surface	19 km²
Residents	1,393 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	73 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	03040
prefix	0776
ISTAT number	060066
Popular name	Santandreani
Patron saint	Maria Santissima delle Grazie
Website	Sant'Andrea del Garigliano

Sant'Andrea del Garigliano is a municipality in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region of Lazio with 1393 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is 144 km southeast of Rome , 66 km southeast of Frosinone and 87 km northwest of Naples .

geography

Sant'Andrea del Garigliano is located in the Monti Aurunci at the foot of Monte Maio (940 m). The municipality extends to the Garigliano river , which forms the border with Campania here.

Sant'Andrea is a member of the Comunità Montana L'Arco degli Aurunci .

The neighboring towns are Castelforte ( LT ), Rocca d'Evandro ( CE ), Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano , Sant'Apollinare and Vallemaio .

history

The municipality of Sant'Andrea was originally settled by the Oscars and was founded in the 4th century BC. Conquered by the Romans. The place itself goes back to a church of Sant'Andrea, which was built by monks from Montecassino and was destroyed by the Saracens in 846 . It was then rebuilt and the center of a settlement. Around 1045 Abbot Richerio had a castle built, which became part of the County of Gaeta in 1107 .

In 1861 Sant'Andrea became part of the Terra del Lavoro province of the Kingdom of Italy , until the newly founded province of Frosinone came into being in 1927. During the Second World War, Sant'Andrea suffered severe damage during the battle for the Gustav Line .

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	1,183	1,213	1,521	1,545	1,944	2,036	1,834	1,705	1,589

Source: ISTAT

politics

Giovanni Rossi (Citizen List) was elected Mayor in June 2004. The last re-election took place on May 25, 2014.

Web links

• La Ciociaria (Italian)
• Sant'Andrea del Garigliano 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.