Country Italy Elevation 620 m (2,030 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 35.2 km² Province Province of Frosinone Region Lazio | Province / Metropolitan city Frosinone (FR) Demonym(s) Pigliesi Dialing code 0775 Local time Friday 8:21 PM Postal code 03010 Dialling code 0775 | |
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Piglio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Frosinone, offering a panoramic view on the valleys of the Sacco and Aniene rivers.
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Map of 03010 Piglio, Province of Frosinone, Italy
History
It has been identified with the ancient Roman Capitulum, a Hernican town. Its area was the seat of several Roman patrician towns.
In 1088 it is mentioned as Castrum Pileum; according to a legend, the name would stem from the Latin pileum, the helmet of Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. In that period it depended from the bishop of Anagni and, from the late 12th century, it was first a fief of the De Pileo and then of the De Antiochia families. In 1347 it was captured by Cola di Rienzo and, from the late 14th century, it was under the Colonna family, who held it until 1816. In 1656 the town was decimated by plague.
Piglio became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Italy in 1870. During World War II, it was bombed by Allied planes, which destroyed about 30 percent of the edifices.