Vallemaio 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) 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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region
Lazio
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, located about southeast of
Rome
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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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Vallemaio borders the following municipalities:
Castelforte
Castelforte is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located at the feet of the Monti Aurunci massif.
History
Castelforte was founded most likely before the year 1000 AD. According to some sch ...
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Castelnuovo Parano
Castelnuovo Parano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
It originates from a castle built here in 1059 by abbot Desiderius of ...
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Coreno Ausonio
Coreno Ausonio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone at the foot of Monte Maio, in the Monti Aurunci.
It includes an ancient car ...
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San Giorgio a Liri
San Giorgio a Liri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italy, Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Geography
The little town is located in the southernmost part ...
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Sant'Andrea del Garigliano
Sant'Andrea del Garigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Sant'Andrea del Garigliano borders the following municipalitie ...
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Sant'Apollinare
Sant'Apollinare (locally ''Santapunaro'' or ''Santapunare'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
Sant'Apollinare borders the ...
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Etymology
Before 1932, the name of the commune was Vallefredda, a toponym which emphasized the harsh climate that one has in winter. However, considering it lies on the slopes of the Mount Maio, it was renamed in 1932.
References
Cities and towns in Lazio
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