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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
450 m (1,480 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Frosinone

Local time
  
Friday 3:50 PM

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Frosinone (FR)

Demonym(s)
  
Patricani

Postal code
  
03010

Region
  
Lazio

Patron saint
  
Saint Roch

Patrica

Weather
  
19°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 39% Humidity

Patrica is an ancient hill-top comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Rome and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Frosinone. It is part of Ciociaria, not far from the Monti Lepini. It borders Ceccano, Frosinone, Giuliano di Roma, and Supino; and overlooks the Sacco and Liri valleys.

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Map of 03010 Patrica Province of Frosinone, Italy

The origins of the town are not well-known. The Romans called it Patricum. Their presence is attested by aqueduct ruins in the area. Numerous patrician villas which were located below the town.

During the 20th century, a large number of people emigrated from Patrica to Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in the United States, to work in the steel mills. The Italian community there continues to celebrate each August the Feast of San Rocco, patron saint of Patrica.

Mount Cacume

Mount "Cacume" (derived from the Latin cacumen for top, or peak), is mentioned in Canto IV of Dante’s ’’Purgatory’’: Mondazi in Bismantova e iu Cacume, and lies just southwest of the town. In 1903, a 14-metre (46 ft) high, 400-tonne (400,000 kg) cross was erected on the top of the mountain.

References

Patrica Wikipedia