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Vallerotonda
Comune di Vallerotonda
Coat of arms of Vallerotonda
Location of Vallerotonda
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceFrosinone (FR)
FrazioniCentro, Valvori, Cerreto and Cardito.
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Verallo
Area
 • Total59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total1,736
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
DemonymVallerotondesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03040
Dialing code0776
Patron saintSt. Peter
Saint day7 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Vallerotonda is a town and comune (municipality) in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley.

Geography

The area is historically tied to the Mezzogiorno, the Italian "South", only relatively recently in the 1920s Fascist rule, was it transferred to the "central" province of Lazio along with Latina from the Terra di Lavoro, which was a giustizierato (circumscription) of the former Kingdom of Naples.

It borders the communes Acquafondata, Cervaro, Filignano, Rocchetta a Volturno, San Biagio Saracinisco, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, and Viticuso.

  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.