Filettino
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| Filettino | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Filettino | |
 Filettino
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| Coordinates: 41°53′N 13°20′E / 41.883°N 13.333°ECoordinates: 41°53′N 13°20′E / 41.883°N 13.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Province of Frosinone (FR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.66 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,063 m (3,488 ft) |
| Population (Sep. 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 554 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 03010 |
| Dialing code | 0775 |
| Patron saint | San Bernardino da Siena |
| Saint day | 20 May |
| Website | Official website |
| Principality of Filettino Principato di Filettino |
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| — Internationally unrecognised state — | |||
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| Motto: Nec flector, nec frangor | |||
| Coordinates: 41°53′N 13°20′E / 41.883°N 13.333°E | |||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Principality | ||
| • Interim head of state | Luca Sellari | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 77.66 km2 (30 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,063 m (3,488 ft) | ||
| Population (Sep. 2011)[1] | |||
| • Total | 554 | ||
| • Density | 7.13/km2 (18.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Currency | Fiorito | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Filettino is a village located about 70 km east of Rome and about 30 km north of Frosinone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 542 and an area of 77.5 km².[2]
Filettino borders the following municipalities: Canistro, Capistrello, Cappadocia, Castellafiume, Civitella Roveto, Guarcino, Morino, Trevi nel Lazio, Vallepietra.
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[edit] History
Originally a place of the Aequi, and remaining a tiny hamlet until the time of Christ, it became a safe haven for those fleeing from Saracen invasions in 800 A.D, due to its mountainous location. In 1297 it fell under the control of Pietro Caetani, nephew of Pope Boniface VIII, whose family became notorious as cruel and oppressive, crushing various uprisings until the last of the Filettino Caetanis was executed in 1602 at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. In the same year it was entered by Pope Clement VII into the Apostolic Chamber and was thus subsequently absorbed into the Papal States until the States themselves were annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1870.[3]
[edit] Campaign for independence
In August 2011, following an Italian government announcement that all villages with under 1,000 residents would have to merge with nearby villages in order to cut administrative costs, forcing Filettino to merge with the neighbouring town of Trevi nel Lazio, the village's mayor Luca Sellari started a campaign for Filettino to become an independent state. The village began to print its own currency, the fiorito, which translates as "flowered", referring to how Filettino will "flower under its new guise", according to the mayor, and alluding to the currency first minted in 13th-century Florence, the florin. The fiorito's exchange rate is currently unclear, with one source reporting the fiorito to be worth two euros[4] and another stating that two fioritos are equivalent to one euro.[5]
The citizens intend to invite prince Emanuele Filiberto, from the deposed Italian royal family, to become the Prince of Filettino.[1]
The independence movement created its own coat of arms (motto: "Nec flector, nec frangor" — we won't bow or break).[6]
A first meeting with entrepreneurs concerning the establishment of a National Bank of the Principality of Filettino was scheduled for 5 September 2011.[7]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Italian village trying to become a principality to protest at cuts". The Daily Telegraph. 26 August 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8722555/Italian-village-trying-to-become-a-principality-to-protest-at-cuts.html. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Bridges, Peter. "Notes From Italy: Villains, Romance, and Views". California Literary Review. http://calitreview.com/315. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Italian town prints its own currency – and wants to declare independence". TheJournal.ie (TheJournal.ie). 30 August 2011. http://www.thejournal.ie/italian-town-prints-its-own-currency-and-wants-to-declare-independence-213247-Aug2011/. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (29 August 2011). "In an Italian Town, Dreams of Freedom On a Princely Scale". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/world/europe/30italy.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ (Italian) Principato di Filettino
- ^ (Italian) "Principato Filettino, oggi primo incontro per Banca Popolare". ANSA. 5 September 2011. http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/regioni/lazio/2011/09/05/visualizza_new.html_727860913.html. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
[edit] External links
- www.comunefilettino.it/
- www.filettino.org
- (Italian) Principato di Filettino - website of the Principality of Filettino
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