Alvito was called in antiquity "Albetum", and was later a possession of the Counts of Aquino and the Cantelmo family.
Alvito was the seat of a Duchy, created in 1454, on the boundary of the Kingdom of Naples (later, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). Alvito, together with Sora, remained faithful to the Angevine line during the conquest of Alfonso V of Aragon, being conquered by the Aragonese only in 1496. Later it was a possession of the Gallio family.
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The village is articulated in three district urban nuclei that include: il Castello (fortress), il Peschio, La Valle, contained in long town-walls still well preserved here and there.
The Palazzo Ducale (or Palazzo Gallio, Ducal Palace), built in Renaissance style by Tolomeo Gallio in the late 16th-early 17th centuries, is located on the main road of La Valle Suburb, constituting the true nucleus of the present village. On the same road are other important buildings (Palazzo Sipari, Palazzo Graziani) of the 19th century. A little bit forward, on the left hand, a short small road goes uphill to the Church of S. Teresa, in a baroque style, with a high portal.
The main parish church, San Simeone (16th century), is located in La Valle near the Palazzo Sipari. The church has a Romanesque bell tower and an 18th-century interior. From the church, passing through a Gothic gate, is a stairway leading to the deconsecrated monastery of San Nicolas, a former Franciscan institution. The monastery was nearly destroyed by the earthquake in 1915, restored in 1934: it has maintained the chorus and the inlaid cupboards of the 18th century, ordered by Pope Clement XIV.
alvito, lazio, alvito, town, comune, central, italy, province, frosinone, south, rome, lazio, region, territory, included, abruzzo, lazio, molise, national, park, alvitocomunecomune, alvitopanorama, alvitocoat, armslocation, alvitoalvitolocation, alvito, italy. Alvito is a town and comune in central Italy in the province of Frosinone south of Rome in the Lazio region Its territory is included in the Abruzzo Lazio and Molise National Park AlvitoComuneComune di AlvitoPanorama of AlvitoCoat of armsLocation of AlvitoAlvitoLocation of Alvito in ItalyShow map of ItalyAlvitoAlvito Lazio Show map of LazioCoordinates 41 41 N 13 44 E 41 683 N 13 733 E 41 683 13 733CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceFrosinone FR FrazioniSant OnofrioGovernment MayorDuilio Martini since May 2006 Area 1 Total52 km2 20 sq mi Elevation475 m 1 558 ft Population 28 February 2015 2 Total2 733 Density53 km2 140 sq mi DemonymAlvitaniTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code03041Dialing code0776Patron saintSt Valerius MartyrSaint dayFirst Tuesday after PentecostWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 People 4 Twin towns 5 Gallery 6 ReferencesHistory editAlvito was called in antiquity Albetum and was later a possession of the Counts of Aquino and the Cantelmo family Alvito was the seat of a Duchy created in 1454 on the boundary of the Kingdom of Naples later Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Alvito together with Sora remained faithful to the Angevine line during the conquest of Alfonso V of Aragon being conquered by the Aragonese only in 1496 Later it was a possession of the Gallio family Main sights editThe village is articulated in three district urban nuclei that include il Castello fortress il Peschio La Valle contained in long town walls still well preserved here and there The Palazzo Ducale or Palazzo Gallio Ducal Palace built in Renaissance style by Tolomeo Gallio in the late 16th early 17th centuries is located on the main road of La Valle Suburb constituting the true nucleus of the present village On the same road are other important buildings Palazzo Sipari Palazzo Graziani of the 19th century A little bit forward on the left hand a short small road goes uphill to the Church of S Teresa in a baroque style with a high portal The main parish church San Simeone 16th century is located in La Valle near the Palazzo Sipari The church has a Romanesque bell tower and an 18th century interior From the church passing through a Gothic gate is a stairway leading to the deconsecrated monastery of San Nicolas a former Franciscan institution The monastery was nearly destroyed by the earthquake in 1915 restored in 1934 it has maintained the chorus and the inlaid cupboards of the 18th century ordered by Pope Clement XIV People editAlvito is the place of birth of Mario Equicola a Renaissance humanist Antonio Fazio former chairman of Bank of Italy Erminio Sipari a conservationist founder and first president of Parco Nazionale d AbruzzoTwin towns edit nbsp Alvito PortugalGallery edit nbsp Remains of the Alvito s fortress nbsp The main street with Palazzo SipariReferences edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Popolazione Residente al 1 Gennaio 2018 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 nbsp This Lazio location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alvito Lazio amp oldid 1000739149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
