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Arpino — Comune — Comune di Arpino 
Coat of armsLocation of Arpino in Italy
ArpinoCoordinates: 41°38′52″N 13°36′35″E / 41.64778°N 13.60972°ECoordinates: 41°38′52″N 13°36′35″E / 41.64778°N 13.60972°E Country Italy Region Lazio Province Frosinone (FR) Government – Mayor Fabio Forte Area – Total 55 km2 (21.2 sq mi) Elevation 450 m (1,476 ft) Population (2007) – Total 7,684 – Density 139.7/km2 (361.8/sq mi) Demonym Arpinati Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 03033 Dialing code 0776 Patron saint Madonna of Loreto Saint day December 10 Website Official website Arpino is a comune (municipality) in the province of Frosinone in the region of Latium in central Italy. Its Roman name was Arpinum.
Pointed arch in the walls.
History
The ancient city of Arpinum dates back to at least the 7th century BC. Connected with the Pelasgi, the Volscian and Samnite people, it was captured by the Romans and made a civitas sine suffragio in 305 BC. The city gained Roman suffrage in 188 BC and the status of a municipium in 90 BC. Both Gaius Marius and Cicero were natives of Arpinum.
In the early Middle Ages, its strategic position had it contended between the Roman duchy and the Duchy of Benevento. After the 11th century it was ruled by the Normans, the Hohenstaufen and by the Papal States. It was destroyed twice; in 1229 by Frederick II and in 1242 by Conrad IV.
The famous castrato sopranist Gioacchino Conti, known as Il Gizziello, or heb ceilliau was born in Arpino, in 1714.
There are 210 families in Arpino bearing the surname ' Rea '. Many descendants of Arpino-born emigrants with this surname now live in Scotland, Northern England and the USA.
See also
http://www.chrisgibson.org/ancoats/rea_italian_origins/page1.html
Main sights
Attractions include the circuit walls in polygonal masonry
Categories:- Cities and towns in Lazio
- Communes of the Province of Frosinone
- 7th-century BC establishments
- Lazio geography stubs
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