Isola del Liri (simply known as ''Isola Liri'',
Campanian
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: ) is an Italian town of
Lazio
it, Laziale
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, Italy, in the
province of Frosinone
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. As its name implies, Isola is situated between two arms of the
Liri
The Liri (Latin Liris or Lyris, previously, Clanis; Greek: ) is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.
Source and route
The Liri's source is in the Mon ...
. The many waterfalls of this river and of the
Fibreno are used by factories.
History
Of
Volscan
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origin, after the fall of the
Western Roman Empire
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Isola del Liri was ruled by the Byzantines and then the
Lombards
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The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...
.
In the early Middle Ages the town was, alternatively, under the rule of the
Byzantines and the
Lombards
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The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...
, until it became part of the county of Sora in the
Principality of Capua
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. Isola del Liri was the feud of the dell'Isola (de Insulae) family from the 12th century to the 14th century. Members of the family include Roffredo dell'Isola, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Count d'Arce, and Bartholomew dell'Isola who enjoyed the honors in the seat of Capuano Naples. At the end of the 14th century, Isola del Liri was ceded to the Cantelmo family.
Later it was part of the
Duchy of Sora
The Duchy of Sora was a semi-independent state in Italy, created in 1443 by King Alfonso I of Naples and dissolved in 1796. It occupied the south-eastern part of what is today Lazio, bordering what is now Abruzzo. Its capital was first Sora, an ...
, becoming a ducal seat under the
Boncompagni
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In 1572 they obtained the papal throne thanks to Ugo Boncompagni, who, with the name of P ...
family. In 1796 it was annexed to the
Papal States
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.
It was once in the old
Terra di Lavoro
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In Italian th ...
region of
Campania
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, but was transferred to the Lazio during the Fascist period.
Main sights
The town's main sight is the Castello Boncompagni-Viscogliosi, a fortified palace near two waterfalls, Cascata Grande and Cascata del Valcatoio, each about high, and a bridge on river. It is mentioned for the first time in 1100. After the acquisition of the
Duchy of Sora
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by the
della Rovere
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family, it became one of their main residences. It was also housed by their successors as dukes, the
Boncompagni
The Boncompagni is a princely family of the Italian nobility who settled in Bologna around the 14th century, but which was probably originally from Umbria.
In 1572 they obtained the papal throne thanks to Ugo Boncompagni, who, with the name of P ...
; in the 17th century
Costanza Sforza
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People Given name
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turned into a luxurious palace, with biblica frescoes and basreliefs of the duchy's lands, as well as a garden.
About north of the town is the church of San Domenico, erected in the 12th century, which is said to mark the site of the villa of
Cicero
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.
Culture
Isola del Liri is the seat of the eponymous blues festival since 1988.
''Liri Blues'' is an international festival has been free ever since its first year. Liri Blues is an event that happens every year during a week in July. Concerts are held in the main square (Piazza Boncompagni), in the streets and jam sessions happen late at night.
In 1997, for the 10th edition of the festival, the town of Isola del Liri signed a twinning with the city of
(Louisiana, USA).
Twin towns
*
,
United States
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References
Sources
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See also
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Liri Blues Festival
The Liri Blues Festival, founded in 1988, is one of the main blues music festivals in Italy. It takes place every year in July near Rome in Isola del Liri, a small town twinned with the city of New Orleans since 1997.
Festival
The Liri Blues Fe ...
*
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 ...
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Liri
The Liri (Latin Liris or Lyris, previously, Clanis; Greek: ) is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.
Source and route
The Liri's source is in the Mon ...
*
Eustachio Pisani
Eustachio Pisani ( Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, 15 September 1866 - Isola del Liri, 10 March 1947) was an Italian entrepreneur.
Biography
Orphaned at an early age, he divided himself between working during the day and studying in the evening.
In 1892 ...
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