Vallerotonda
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| Comune di Vallerotonda | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Frosinone (FR) |
| Mayor | Giovanni Rongione (since June 2004) |
| Elevation | 620 m |
| Area | 59 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 2005) | 1,851 |
| - Density | 31/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | vallerotondesi |
| Dialing code | 0776 |
| Postal code | 03040 |
| Frazioni | Centro, Valvori, Cerreto, Cardito |
| Patron | San Pietro |
| - Day | 7th April |
  Location of Vallerotonda in Italy |
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| Website: http://www.vallerotonda.net/index.htm (Italian only)
http://www.laciociaria.it/comuni/vallerotonda.htm (Italian only) |
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Vallerotonda is a town and comune (municipality) in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley.
The area is historically tied to the Mezzogiorno, the Italian "South", only relatively recently in the 1920s Fascist rule, was it transferred to the "central" province of Lazio along with Latina from the Terra di Lavoro, which was a giustizierato (circumscription) of the former Kingdom of Naples. Vallerotonda is also home to the renowned Monte Cassino abbey, the site of the eponymous battle of World War II.
It borders the communes Acquafondata, Cervaro, Filignano (IS), Rocchetta a Volturno (IS), San Biagio Saracinisco, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, and Viticuso.
The comune is split up into four frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Centro, Valvori, Cerreto and Cardito.
[edit] Trivia
The mother of Italian-Scot film director Anthony Minghella hails from Valvori, a frazione of Vallerotonda.
