Fontana Liri
Encyclopedia
Fontana Liri is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone
in the Italian
region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome
and about 15 km east of Frosinone
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,127 and an area of 16.0 km².
Fontana Liri borders the following municipalities: Arce
, Arpino
, Monte San Giovanni Campano
, Rocca d'Arce
, Santopadre
.
The town is the birthplace of actor Marcello Mastroianni
.
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 90 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 15 km east 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,127 and an area of 16.0 km².
Fontana Liri borders the following municipalities: Arce
Arce
Arce is a comune in the province of Frosinone, in the region of Lazio, Italy. it is an agricultural center located on a hill overlooking the Via Casilina, in the middle valley of the Liri.-History:...
, Arpino
Arpino
Arpino is a comune in the province of Frosinone in the region of Latium in central Italy. Its Roman name was Arpinum.-History:...
, Monte San Giovanni Campano
Monte San Giovanni Campano
Monte San Giovanni Campano is a comune of c. 12,800 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 14 km east of Frosinone....
, Rocca d'Arce
Rocca d'Arce
Rocca d'Arce is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 100 km southeast of Rome and about 20 km southeast of Frosinone....
, Santopadre
Santopadre
Santopadre is a small town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio region of Italy....
.
The town is the birthplace of actor Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
.