Colle San Magno
Encyclopedia
Colle San Magno is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone
in the Italian
region Lazio, located about 110 km southeast of Rome
and about 30 km southeast of Frosinone
.
Its name refers to St. Magnus of Anagni. The town was founded in the 11th century, and it was later ruled by the D'Avalos and, from the 16th century, by the Boncompagni
. In 1796 it was acquired by the Kingdom of Naples
.
Attractions include the medieval castle, the old asphalt mines and the church of S.M. Assunta.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone
Province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 comuni . Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of 3,244 km², and a total population of 489,042 .The Province was established by Royal Decree on 6 December 1926 with territories belonging to Lazio...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lazio, located about 110 km southeast of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and about 30 km southeast of Frosinone
Frosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
.
Its name refers to St. Magnus of Anagni. The town was founded in the 11th century, and it was later ruled by the D'Avalos and, from the 16th century, by the Boncompagni
Boncompagni
The Boncompagni is an Italian noble family from Assisi.-History:The family is documented for the first time in 1133, when one Rodolfo Boncompagni, a German nobleman of Saxon origins, was appointed by Lothair II as lord of Assisi...
. In 1796 it was acquired by the Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
.
Attractions include the medieval castle, the old asphalt mines and the church of S.M. Assunta.