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Sonnino
Comune
Comune di Sonnino
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Location of Sonnino
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Coordinates: 41°25′N 13°14′E / 41.417°N 13.233°E / 41.417; 13.233
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceLatina (LT)
FrazioniCapocroce, Cerreto, Frasso, La Sassa, Sonnino Scalo
Government
 • MayorLuciano De Angelis
Area
 • Total63 km (24 sq mi)
Elevation430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 • Total7,363
 • Density120/km (300/sq mi)
DemonymSonninesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code04010
Dialing code0773
Patron saintSt. Gaspar del Bufalo and St. Mark
Saint dayOctober 21 and April 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Sonnino is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.

It is the birthplace of Italian national team footballer Alessandro Altobelli, and Roman Catholic archbishop Velasio de Paolis.

History

Originating in the Early Middle Ages (the name deriving perhaps from the Latin sommum, meaning "top"), Sonnino is mentioned for the first time in a Papal bull from 999. It was held first by the De Sompnino, and was acquired by Onorato I Caetani in 1369. The castle was inhabited by the Caetani d'Aragona until they sold it in 1469 to the Colonna, who were later followed by the Antonelli and the Talani families.

In July 1819 Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Secretary of State at the Vatican, ordered Sonnino to be razed to the ground as it had become a notorious haunt of the banditi in the Campagna di Roma.

Twin towns

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.


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