Sant'Apollinare (locally Santapunaro or Santapunare) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Rome and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Frosinone.
Sant'Apollinare | |
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| Comune di Sant'Apollinare | |
Location of Sant'Apollinare  | |
  Sant'Apollinare Location of Sant'Apollinare in Italy  Sant'Apollinare Sant'Apollinare (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′N 13°50′E / 41.400°N 13.833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Frosinone (FR) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enzo Scittarelli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,883 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santapollinaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03048 |
| Dialing code | 0776 |
| Website | Official website |
Sant'Apollinare borders the following municipalities: Cassino, Pignataro Interamna, Rocca d'Evandro, San Giorgio a Liri, Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano, Sant'Andrea del Garigliano, Vallemaio.
The town originated in 797, when Gisulf, abbot of Montecassino, created here a small monastic community. In the Middle Ages it had a castle commanding the Liri-Garigliano valley, now in ruins. It became part of the Lazio region in 1927. Due to its position across the Gustav Line, during World War II it suffered relevant destructions.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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