Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano
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Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone
in the Italian
region Lazio, located about 130 km southeast of Rome
and about 50 km southeast of Frosinone
.
Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano borders the following municipalities: Rocca d'Evandro
, Sant'Andrea del Garigliano
, Sant'Apollinare
. During World War II
, due to its position across the Gustav Line, it was mostly destroyed.
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 130 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 50 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...
.
Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano borders the following municipalities: Rocca d'Evandro
Rocca d'Evandro
Rocca d'Evandro is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northwest of Naples and about 50 km northwest of Caserta.-History:...
, Sant'Andrea del Garigliano
Sant'Andrea del Garigliano
Sant'Andrea del Garigliano is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 130 km southeast of Rome and about 50 km southeast of Frosinone....
, Sant'Apollinare
Sant'Apollinare
Sant'Apollinare is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 120 km southeast of Rome and about 50 km southeast of Frosinone....
. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, due to its position across the Gustav Line, it was mostly destroyed.