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Sermoneta

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Latina (LT)

Demonym(s)
  
Sermonetani

Local time
  
Thursday 7:31 AM

Region
  
Lazio

Elevation
  
257 m (843 ft)

Province
  
Province of Latina

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Frazioni
  
Carrara, Doganella, Monticchio, Pontenuovo, Sermoneta Scalo, Tufette

Weather
  
7°C, Wind E at 2 km/h, 70% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Castello Caetani, Loggia dei Mercanti, Giardino degli Aranci

Sermoneta is a hill town and comune in the province of Latina (Lazio), central Italy.

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Map of 04013 Sermoneta Province of Latina, Italy

It is a walled hill town, with a 13th-century Romanesque cathedral called Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and a massive castle, built by the Caetani family. The Cistercian Valvisciolo Abbey is located nearby. The churches of San Giuseppe (mainly 16th century) and San Michele (mainly 12th century) still stand.

In the 13th-16th centuries, it was home to a flourishing Jewish community.

Sermoneta is the hometown of the humanist Aldo Manuzio and the Baroque painter Antonio Cavallucci.

Scenes of the 2007 film Silk featuring Keira Knightley were filmed in Sermoneta.

Notable residents

  • Girolamo Siciolante (1521-1575), painter;
  • Fabritio Caroso (1526/1535 – 1605/1620), Renaissance dancing master and composer;
  • Antonio Cavallucci (1752–95), painter;
  • Giovan Domenico Fiorentini, painter;
  • Ubaldo Righetti (1963- ), retired football player;
  • Cesare Battisti (1954- ), ex terrorist;
  • Elena Santarelli (1981- ), actress;
  • Marco Lo Russo (1977- ), musician and composer;
  • Twin towns

  • Arborea, Italy
  • Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, France
  • Atalanti, Greece
  • References

    Sermoneta Wikipedia