Veroli

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Veroli

41°41′N 13°25′E / 41.683°N 13.417°E / 41.683; 13.417CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceFrosinone (FR)Frazionisee listGovernment

• MayorSimone CretaroArea

^[1]

• Total120 km² (50 sq mi)Elevation

594 m (1,949 ft)Population

(31 December 2010)^[2]

• Total20,798 • Density170/km² (450/sq mi)DemonymVerolaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

03029

Dialing code0775Patron saintSanta Maria SalomeSaint dayMay 25WebsiteOfficial website

Veroli (Latin: Verulae) is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley.

History

Veroli (Verulae) became a Roman municipium in 90 BC. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 AD, and was occupied by Spanish soldiers, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th century.

Main sights

Veroli retains elements of its ancient polygonal nucleus, especially near the summit of the hill, later occupied by a medieval castle. The Cathedral's treasury contains the breviary of St. Louis of Toulouse, and some interesting reliquaries, one in ivory with bas-reliefs, and two in the Gothic style, of silver gilt.^[3] Near Veroli is the Gothic Abbey of Casamari. In Via Garibaldi is located Sant'Erasmo, a Romanesque architecture, Roman Catholic church and convent. Finally the town also has the church of San Paolo Apostolo.

Bounding communes

Frazioni

Frazioni of Veroli include: Castelmassimo, Colleberardi, Colle Ciaffone, Cotropagno, Giglio di Veroli, Madonna della Vittoria, San Giuseppe le Prata, Santa Francesca, Sant'Angelo in villa, Scifelli, Aia le monache, Bagnara, Casamari, Case Cibba, Case Cocchi, Case Fiorini, Case Gattone, Case Palmerini-Oste, Case Pinciveri, Case Ricci, Case Scaccia, Case Sciascia, Case Volpi, Casino Spani, Castello, Chiarano, Colle Capito, Colle grosso, Colle Martino, Cona dei greci, Crescenzi, Crocifisso, Fontana Fratta, Gaude, Madonna degli Angeli, Madonna del pianto, Madonna di Foiano, Ponte Vasagalli, Puppari, San Cristoforo, San Filippo, Santa Maria Amaseno, Sant'Anna, San Vito, Speluca, Stere Mancini, Tondarella, Tor dei venti, Torre Caravicchia, Tretticatore, Vado Amaseno, Valle Amaseno, Vernieri, Virano.

People

Twin towns

Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Spinea, Italy
Issoire, French

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from Istat
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Veroli". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1033.