Picinisco
| Picinisco | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Picinisco | |
 | |
  Picinisco | |
| Coordinates: 41°39′N 13°52′E / 41.650°N 13.867°ECoordinates: 41°39′N 13°52′E / 41.650°N 13.867°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Frosinone (FR) |
| Frazioni | Borgo Castellone, Fontitune, L'Antica, Liscia, Rocca degli Alberi, San Gennaro, San Giuseppe, Valle Porcina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Scappaticci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,250 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 03040 |
| Dialing code | 0776 |
| Patron saint | San Lorenzo |
| Website | Official website |
Picinisco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 120 km east of Rome and about 45 km east of Frosinone. It is included in the Valle di Comino and National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise.
History
Picinisco was already inhabited, by Sabellian peoples, before it was subsumed into the expanding Roman empire over two thousand years ago. The first surviving written record of Picinisco dates from the middle of the twelfth century, when king Roger II of Sicily defined through a decree the territorial limits of the adjacent town of Atina. From then until 1806, Piciniso belonged to the Duchy of Alvito, a fiefdom within the Kingdom of , and later on was part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. During the Italian unification process, Picinisco became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Celebrity connections
Glasgow born actor Peter Capaldi's father's family came from Picinisco.[2]
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Dalgarno, Paul (5 April 2008). "Thick & Spin". The Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2010.