Castelforte

Castel Forte is a municipality in the province of Latina in the Italian region Latium, located about 4461 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located 153 km southeast of Rome, 76 km north- west of Naples and 97 kilometers east of Latina.

Geography

Castel Forte is located on the eastern slopes of the Monti Aurunci. It's almost grown together with the neighboring village of Santi Cosma e Damiano. While the district Suio also located on a hill of Aurunci, the districts Casteluccio, Forme di Suio and Terme di Suio extend in the valley of the Garigliano, which marks the border with Campania.

Castel Forte is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Monti Aurunci.

The nearby towns are Coreno Ausonio (FR), Rocca d' Evandro (CE), Sant'Andrea del Garigliano (FR), Santi Cosma e Damiano, Sessa Aurunca (CE), Vallemaio (FR)

History

A number of historians believe that Castel Forte was built on the ruins of the Aurunkerstadt Vescia, which was destroyed 314 BC by the Romans. Even if you have made ​​numerous archaeological finds from this period in the municipality, this thesis can not be proved so far.

The medieval Castel Forte was in the migration period, when the inhabitants of the coastal plain examined more easily defensible spaces in the nearby mountains. Since the Middle Ages it belonged to the Duchy Traetto. 1809-1820 and 1928-1947, it was associated with Santi Cosma e Damiano in a community.

Demographics

Source: ISTAT

Policy

Giampiero Forte was elected in May 2007 to the mayor.

Twin Cities

• Lithuania Kėdainiai in Lithuania
• Romania Zimnicea in Romania

Terme di Suio

The Romans used the thermal springs on the banks of the Garigliano under the name Acquae Vescinae. The Terme di Suio that lie beneath the village Suio and include cold, hot and sulphurous springs were developed after the Second World War as a spa.

Swell