Castelforte was founded most likely before the year 1000 AD. According to some scholars, it occupies the ruins of the ancient Auruncan town of Vescia, destroyed by the Romans in 340 BC (the commune includes the ruins of the large Terme Vescinae baths, in what is now the frazione of Suio).
The medieval town (Castrum Forte, meaning "Strong Castle") was a typical stronghold (probably built to counter the Saracen presence at the Garigliano) with a line of wall and rounded towers; the nearby Suio was defended by a castle. Castrum Forte's population was increased in 1320 when people from Suio moved here to flee malaria.
People from Castelforte formed two companies which fought alongside Fra' Diavolo in resistance against the French Napoleonic troops in 1798–99. This caused them to besiege and storm the town in the latter year. In 1807 Suio, now nearly depopulated, was aggregated to the municipality.
During the battles of Cassino of World War II, Castelforte, part of the GermanGustav Line, was heavily bombed by Allied troops (1943–44). The city suffered hundreds of casualties in the event. There is a museum to commemorate the soldiers and civilians dead during that period.
castelforte, town, comune, province, latina, lazio, region, central, italy, located, feet, monti, aurunci, massif, comunecomune, coat, armslocation, location, italyshow, italy, lazio, show, laziocoordinates, 833countryitalyregionlazioprovincelatina, frazionisu. Castelforte is a town and comune in the province of Latina in the Lazio region of central Italy It is located at the feet of the Monti Aurunci massif CastelforteComuneComune di CastelforteCoat of armsLocation of CastelforteCastelforteLocation of Castelforte in ItalyShow map of ItalyCastelforteCastelforte Lazio Show map of LazioCoordinates 41 18 N 13 50 E 41 300 N 13 833 E 41 300 13 833CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceLatina LT FrazioniSuioGovernment MayorAngelo Felice Pompeo Civic list Area 1 Total29 km2 11 sq mi Elevation130 m 430 ft Population 31 December 2017 2 Total4 221 Density150 km2 380 sq mi DemonymCastelfortesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code04021Dialing code0771Patron saintSt John the BaptistSaint dayJune 24WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editCastelforte was founded most likely before the year 1000 AD According to some scholars it occupies the ruins of the ancient Auruncan town of Vescia destroyed by the Romans in 340 BC the commune includes the ruins of the large Terme Vescinae baths in what is now the frazione of Suio The medieval town Castrum Forte meaning Strong Castle was a typical stronghold probably built to counter the Saracen presence at the Garigliano with a line of wall and rounded towers the nearby Suio was defended by a castle Castrum Forte s population was increased in 1320 when people from Suio moved here to flee malaria People from Castelforte formed two companies which fought alongside Fra Diavolo in resistance against the French Napoleonic troops in 1798 99 This caused them to besiege and storm the town in the latter year In 1807 Suio now nearly depopulated was aggregated to the municipality During the battles of Cassino of World War II Castelforte part of the German Gustav Line was heavily bombed by Allied troops 1943 44 The city suffered hundreds of casualties in the event There is a museum to commemorate the soldiers and civilians dead during that period See also editSuioReferences 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 External links edit nbsp Media related to Castelforte at Wikimedia Commons 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 Castelforte amp oldid 1209291411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
