Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano 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
it, Laziale
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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 ...
.
Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano borders the following municipalities:
Rocca d'Evandro
Rocca d'Evandro is a ''Comune'' (Municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
History
Ancient Roman archaeological findings have been excavated in the ...
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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 ...
. During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, due to its position across the
Gustav Line
The Winter Line was a series of German and Italian military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt and commanded by Albert Kesselring. The series of three lines was designed to defend a western section of ...
, it was mostly destroyed.
Twin towns
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Sant'Ambrogio di Torino
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino ( pms, Sant Ambreus) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km west of Turin in the Susa Valley.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino borders the municip ...
, since 2004
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Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella ( vec, Sant’Anbroxio) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona.
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella borders the fo ...
, since 2004
References
External links
Official website Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano's cemetery
Cities and towns in Lazio
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