Filettino

Filettino is a village and comune located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Frosinone. Filettino borders the following municipalities: Canistro, Capistrello, Cappadocia, Castellafiume, Civitella Roveto, Guarcino, Morino, Trevi nel Lazio, Vallepietra.

Filettino
Comune
Comune di Filettino
Location of Filettino
Filettino
Location of Filettino in Italy
Filettino
Filettino (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°53′N 13°20′E
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceFrosinone (FR)
Government
 • MayorPaolo de Meis
Area
 • Total77.66 km2 (29.98 sq mi)
Elevation
1,063 m (3,488 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2014)[2]
 • Total569
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Filettinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03010
Dialing code0775
Patron saintSt. Bernardino of Siena
Saint day20 May
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Originally a place of the Aequi, and remaining a tiny hamlet until the 1st century AD, it became a refuge for people fleeing from Saracen invasions in 800 AD, due to its mountainous location. In 1297 it fell under the control of Pietro Caetani, nephew of Pope Boniface VIII, whose family became notorious as cruel and oppressive, crushing various uprisings until the last of the Filettino Caetanis was executed in 1602 at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. In the same year it was entered by Pope Clement VII into the Apostolic Chamber and was thus subsequently absorbed into the Papal States until the States themselves were annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1870.[3]

Campaign for independence

In August 2011, following an Italian government announcement that all villages with under 1,000 residents would have to merge with nearby villages in order to cut administrative costs, forcing Filettino to merge with the neighbouring town of Trevi nel Lazio, the village's then mayor Luca Sellari started a campaign for Filettino to become an "independent state".[4][5]

gollark: But... why?
gollark: I *technically* have a *slight* lack of vitamin D, so but have some vitamin D supplement things at home so it's fiiiiiiine.
gollark: ÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆA
gollark: > drinking bottles of mineral water
gollark: You might be missing a mineral™ of some kind.

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. Bridges, Peter. "Notes From Italy: Villains, Romance, and Views". California Literary Review. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. "Italian town Filettino declares independence". BBC News. 3 September 2011.
  5. Povoledo, Elisabetta (29 August 2011). "In an Italian Town, Dreams of Freedom On a Princely Scale". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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