Arpino

Arpino ( in antiquity: Arpinum ) is a city in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Latium, located about 7314 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located 113 km east of Rome and 31 km east of Frosinone.

Geography

The municipality of Arpino is located on a mountain saddle between the hills of Civitavecchia, and Civita Falconara, above the valley of the Liri. The Montecoccioli ( 837 m) is the highest point in the municipality. The old town is dominated by the Civitavecchia area (650 m), the ancient Acropolis.

Arpino is a member of the Comunità Montana Valle del Liri.

The districts are: Carnello, Civitavecchia, Collecarino, Colle Lo Zoppo, Forglieta, Sant'Amasio, Vallefredda, Vallone and Vignepiane.

The nearby towns are: Broccostella, Casalattico, Casalvieri, Castelliri, Fontana Liri, Fontechiari, Isola del Liri, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Santopadre and Sora.

Arpino carries the Orange Flag, a seal of quality in the field of tourism and the environment of the TCI.

Traffic

Arpino is located a few kilometers from the Strada Statale 82 della Valle del Liri, which runs from Itri to Avezzano and binds the community via the ramp Ceprano also to the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway. A railway connection across the railway line Avezzano - Roccasecca.

History

Arpinum to have been founded according to legend of Saturn. It has been proven since the 7th century BC as a settlement of the Volscians and was conquered in the 4th century BC by the Samnites. Arpinum came in 305 BC to the dominion of the Roman Republic, first as praefectura whose inhabitants had not a full Roman citizenship ( civitas sine suffragio ). 188 BC, the inhabitants received full citizenship. 90 BC Arpinum municipium. The ancient Arpinum is best known as the birthplace of Marcus Tullius Cicero.

In the migration period Arpino was affected. 702 was passed by the Byzantine emperor the Lombard Duke of Benevento Gisulf I.. In the 11th century Arpino was captured by Robert Guiscard, the Normans. At the time of the Hohenstaufen place both of Frederick II and of Konrad IV was destroyed and resettled the population to Monte Nero. He remained in the possession of the Hohenstaufen, until he was captured in 1265 by Charles I of Anjou and incorporated into the Kingdom of Naples.

1799 renounced the French out of reverence for Cicero to plunder his hometown. 1861 Arpino became part of the Kingdom of Italy. 1927 came from the province of Terra del Lavoro to the newly formed province of Frosinone.

Demographics

Source: ISTAT

Policy

Fabio Forte ( civil list ) was elected Mayor for the second time in May 2006.

Attractions

Panorama

Cyclopean walls at Civitavecchia port in Kragbogentechnik

• The district Civitavecchia is, as its name ( "old city " ) suggests, the oldest part of Arpino and ancient acropolis. There, the Cyclopean walls from pre-Roman times are still well preserved. In addition, medieval towers and the ruins of a fort can be seen.
• The Acropolis is opposite on the western spur the Castello di Ladislao.
• The baroque church of San Michele keeps the paintings of the painter Giuseppe Cesari home. From there to the Gothic Porta Napoli extends a well-preserved medieval city district.
• Palazzo Boncompagni the Fondazione Umberto Mastroianni is housed, which is dedicated not only to the work of important Italian sculptor, but also other family members such as Marcello Mastroianni and Chiara Mastroianni. In addition, other contemporary artists. A move to the Castello di Ladislao is planned.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Gaius Marius ( 156-86 BC), Roman general and politician who was from that time to the territory of Arpinum belonging village Cereatae
• Marcus Tullius Cicero ( 106-43 BC ), Roman politician and orator
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ( 63-12 BC), Roman general and politician ( unsecured)
• Giuseppe Cesari (1568-1640), painter, called Cavalier d' Arpino
• Gizziello (1714-1762), castrato
• Francesco Saverio Bianchi (1743-1815), monk and mystic, canonized in 1951
• Ildefonso Rea (1896-1971), abbot of Montecassino
• Pasquale Rotondi (1909-1991), art historian, saved thousands of art treasures during World War II

Culture

Every year in the European Arpino Latin Certamen competition Ciceronianum Arpinas place, organized by the Center for Humanistic Studies " Marcus Tullius Cicero ".

Specialty

• A typical dish of Arpino are sagne e fagioli, fresh pasta with beans, which should also have been the favorite food of Marcello Mastroianni.
• Arpino is a center of olive cultivation. Olive oil from Arpino regularly wins national awards.