Priverno | |
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— Comune — | |
Comune di Priverno | |
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Priverno
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Latina (LT) |
Frazioni | Boschetto, Casale, Case Alloggio Ferrovieri, Ceriara, Colle Rotondo, Colle San Pietro, Colle Sughereto, Fascia, Fornillo, Fossanova, Gricilli, Le Crete, Maccalè, Mezzagosto, Montalcide, Osteria dei Pignatari, Perazzette, Pruneto, San Martino, Stazione Fossanova, Stradone Grotte |
Government | |
• Mayor | Umberto Macci |
Area | |
• Total | 56 km2 (21.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
Population (30 April 2008) | |
• Total | 14,161 |
• Density | 252.9/km2 (654.9/sq mi) |
Demonym | Privernati or Pipernesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 04015 |
Dialing code | 0773 |
Patron saint | St. Thomas Aquinas |
Saint day | March 7 |
Website | Official website |
Priverno is a town and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy.
It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain.
Privernum is described by Livy as a flourishing Volscian site, which was conquered and destroyed by the Romans in the late 4th century BC. The Appian Way passed nearby. The town recovered under the Roman rule, but disappeared after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, probably destroyed by Saracen attacks.
It was later a minor center of the Papal States, to which it belonged until the capture of Rome in 1870.
Nearby is the famous Abbey of Fossanova, which is where the town's patron saint, St. Thomas Aquinas died on March 7, 1274. Also notable are the churches of:
Lay buildings include the Villa Gallio, a residence of Cardinal Bartolomeo Gallio, the Communal Palace (13th century), with the Dolphin Fountain by Giuseppe Olivieri and the Porta San Marco and Porta Posterola, the only remains of the seven gates once giving access to Priverno. Remains of the old Privernum are located outside the town, including parts of the walls, baths, three partician houses and a temple. Here a colossal statue of Tiberius (now in the Vatican Museum) was found in the late 18th century.