Vallerotonda

Vallerotonda
Comune
Comune di Vallerotonda

Coat of arms
Vallerotonda

Location of Vallerotonda in Italy

Coordinates: 41°33′N 13°55′E / 41.550°N 13.917°E / 41.550; 13.917
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Province / Metropolitan city Frosinone (FR)
Frazioni Centro, Valvori, Cerreto and Cardito.
Government
  Mayor Gianfranco Verallo
Area
  Total 59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Elevation 620 m (2,030 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)
  Total 1,736
  Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vallerotondesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 03040
Dialing code 0776
Patron saint St. Peter
Saint day 7 April
Website Official website

Vallerotonda is a town and comune (municipality) in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley.

Geography

The area is historically tied to the Mezzogiorno, the Italian "South", only relatively recently in the 1920s Fascist rule, was it transferred to the "central" province of Lazio along with Latina from the Terra di Lavoro, which was a giustizierato (circumscription) of the former Kingdom of Naples.

It borders the communes Acquafondata, Cervaro, Filignano, Rocchetta a Volturno, San Biagio Saracinisco, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, and Viticuso.

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