Castro dei Volsci (
Ciocaro: ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) of 4,702 inhabitants in the
Province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Lazio
it, Laziale
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, located about southeast of
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
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and about southeast of
Frosinone
Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...
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Castro dei Volsci borders the following municipalities:
Amaseno
Amaseno ( local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about south of Frosinone, located in the Monti Lepini mountain area. Its inhabitants are prim ...
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Ceccano
Ceccano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley.
History
The town had its origins as an ancient Volscian citadel that surrendered to the Romans in 330 BC (424 Ab Urbe Condita).''The History ...
,
Ceprano Ceprano (Central-Northern Latian dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, in the Latin Valley, part of the Lazio region of central Italy.
It is south of Rome and about north of Naples.
History
Ceprano was part of the Pa ...
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Falvaterra
Falvaterra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Falvaterra borders the following municipalities: Arce, Castro dei Volsci, Cepr ...
,
Lenola,
Pastena
Pastena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Geography
Pastena borders the following municipalities: Castro dei Volsci, Falvat ...
,
Pofi
Pofi is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 4,200 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Pofi borders the following municipalities: Arnara, Castro ...
,
Vallecorsa
Vallecorsa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about south of Frosinone, in the Monti Ausoni area.
Economy is based on olive production.
History
The town i ...
and
Villa Santo Stefano
Villa Santo Stefano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about south of Frosinone.
Villa Santo Stefano borders the following municipalities: Amaseno, Castro ...
.
It is the birthplace of the actor
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
He was one of the most prominent Italian a ...
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References
Cities and towns in Lazio
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