Castro dei Volsci
Encyclopedia
Castro dei Volsci is a comune
(municipality) of c. 5,000 inhtabitants in the Province of Frosinone
in the Italian
region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome
and about 14 km southeast of Frosinone
.
, Ceccano
, Ceprano
, Falvaterra
, Lenola, Pastena
, Pofi, Vallecorsa
and Villa Santo Stefano
.
Municipal territory includes 5 frazioni
(civil parishes): Collevento, Madonna del Piano, San Sosio, Stazione (or Castro Stazione) and Vallefratta.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) of c. 5,000 inhtabitants in the Province of Frosinone
Province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 comuni . Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of 3,244 km², and a total population of 489,042 .The Province was established by Royal Decree on 6 December 1926 with territories belonging to Lazio...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and about 14 km southeast of Frosinone
Frosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
.
Geography
Castro dei Volsci borders the following municipalities: AmasenoAmaseno
Amaseno is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 100 km southeast of Rome and about 30 km south of Frosinone, located in the Monti Lepini mountain area. Its inhabitants are primarily farmers.The village is very ancient and named in the Aeneid...
, Ceccano
Ceccano
Ceccano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy.-History:The town had its origins as an ancient Volscian citadel that surrendered to the Romans in 424 BC...
, Ceprano
Ceprano
Ceprano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in Ciociaria traditional area, part of the Lazio region of central Italy.It is located south of Rome, and c. 127 km north of Naples.-History:...
, Falvaterra
Falvaterra
Falvaterra is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 100 km southeast of Rome and about 20 km southeast of Frosinone...
, Lenola, Pastena
Pastena
Pastena is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 20 km southeast of Frosinone...
, Pofi, Vallecorsa
Vallecorsa
Vallecorsa is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 20 km south of Frosinone, in the Monti Ausoni area.Economy is based on olive production.-History:...
and Villa Santo Stefano
Villa Santo Stefano
Villa Santo Stefano is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 80 km southeast of Rome and about 13 km south of Frosinone....
.
Municipal territory includes 5 frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(civil parishes): Collevento, Madonna del Piano, San Sosio, Stazione (or Castro Stazione) and Vallefratta.