Strangolagalli

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Comune di Strangolagalli
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Province of Frosinone (FR)
Mayor	Antonio De Vellis

Elevation	232 m
Area	10.5 km²
Population
- Total (as of Dec. 2004)	2,552
- Density	243/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	41°36′N, 13°29′E
Gentilic	Strangolagallesi
Dialing code	0775
Postal code	03020



Location of Strangolagalli in Italy

Strangolagalli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 12 km southeast of Frosinone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,552 and an area of 10.5 km².^[1] It is located on the slopes of Ernici Mountains, towards the Liri River. Economy is based mainly on agriculture, numerous inhabitants commuting to nearby industries for work.

Strangolagalli borders the following municipalities: Arce, Boville Ernica, Ceprano, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Ripi.

[edit] History

The origin of the name (in Italian: "Chicken-Strangler") is uncertain. It could derive from the Byzantine strongylos ("circular") and the Lombard wal ("palisade"), indicating a settlement fortified in that way. A 17th century scholar derived it from the villa of one Roman patrician Astragalus Gallus'.

Archaeological findings have indeed suggested that Strangolagalli had been an Romansettlement. The existence of the castle is attested in 1097, but it was probably of Lombard origin. Initially a dominion of the Girini (or Girindi) family, it was later under the seignories of Veroli and D'Aquino.

In the 14th century the area was contended by the Angevines and Aragonese, and in the following century it was acquired by the Papal States. Traditionally a seat of brigandage, it fought against the Napoleonic occupation.

In 1915 it was damaged by an earthquake. During World War II it was further damaged during the German retreat from the Gustav Line.