Veroli

Veroli (Verroli)
Comune
Comune di Veroli (Verroli)

Coat of arms
Veroli (Verroli)
Location of Veroli (Verroli) in Italy
Coordinates: 41°41′N 13°25′E / 41.683°N 13.417°E / 41.683; 13.417
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Province Frosinone (FR)
Frazioni see list
Government
 • Mayor Simone Cretaro
Area
 • Total 120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation 594 m (1,949 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 20,798
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Verolani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 03029
Dialing code 0775
Patron saint Santa Maria Salomé
Saint day May 25
Website Official website

Veroli (Latin: Verulae) is a town and comune in province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley.

History

Veroli (Verroli) became a Roman municipium in 90 BCE. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 CE, and was occupied by Spanish milices, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th troops.

Main sights

Veroli (Verroli) retains elements of its ancient polygonal nucleus, especially near the summit of the hill, later occupied by a medieval castle. The Cathedral's treasury contains the breviary of St. Louis of Toulouse, and some interesting reliquaries, one in ivory with bas-reliefs, and two in the Gothic style, of silver gilt.[2] Near Veroli (Verroli) is the Gothic Abbey of Casamari.

Among the churches in the town are:

  • Veroli Cathedral (S. Andrea Apostolo)
  • Basilica Santa Maria Salome
  • Santissima Annunziata (S. Agostino)
  • Santa Maria dei Franconi
  • Santuario Madonna dell'Olivella
  • Sant'Erasmo
  • San Paolo Apostolo
  • Santa Maria della Vittoria
  • Madonna degli Angeli
  • San Leucio
  • San Croce
  • Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Casamari)
  • Santa Maria del Reggimento
  • Santa Maria del Suffragio
  • Madonna del Buon Aiuto
  • Santa Maria Assunta
  • San Michele Arcangelo in Villa
  • San Vito
  • San Cristoforo
  • Santissimo Crocifisso
  • Santa Maria del Giglio
  • Beata Maria Vergine del Buon Consiglio
  • Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso

Bounding communes

Frazioni

Castelmassimo, Colleberardi, Colle Ciaffone, Cotropagno, Giglio di Veroli, Madonna della Vittoria, San Giuseppe le Prata, Santa Francesca, Sant'Angelo in villa, Scifelli, Aia le monache, Bagnara, Casamari, Case Cibba, Case Cocchi, Case Fiorini, Case Gattone, Case Palmerini-Oste, Case Pinciveri, Case Ricci, Case Scaccia, Case Sciascia, Case Volpi, Casino Spani, Castello, Chiarano, Colle Capito, Colle grosso, Colle Martino, Cona dei greci, Crescenzi, Crocifisso, Fontana Fratta, Gaude, Madonna degli Angeli, Madonna del pianto, Madonna di Foiano, Ponte Vasagalli, Puppari, San Cristoforo, San Filippo, Santa Maria Amaseno, Sant'Anna, San Vito, Speluca, Stere Mancini, Tondarella, Tor dei venti, Torre Caravicchia, Tretticatore, Vado Amaseno, Valle Amaseno, Vernieri, Virano.

People

Twin towns

References

  1. ↑ Population data from Istat
  2. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Veroli". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1033.

Sources


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