Sermoneta

Sermoneta
Comune
Comune di Sermoneta
Coat of arms
Sermoneta Location of Sermoneta in Italy
Coordinates: 41°33′N 12°59′E / 41.550°N 12.983°E / 41.550; 12.983
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Latina (LT)
Frazioni	Carrara, Doganella, Monticchio, Pontenuovo, Sermoneta Scalo, Tufette
Government
• Mayor	Claudio Damiano
Area
• Total	44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population (31 July 2015[1])
• Total	9,836
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sermonetani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	04013
Dialing code	0773
Patron saint	St. Joseph
Saint day	March 19
Website	Official website

Sermoneta is a hill town and comune in the province of Latina (Lazio), central Italy.

It is a walled hill town, with a 13th-century Romanesque cathedral called Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and a massive castle, built by the Caetani family. The Cistercian Valvisciolo Abbey is located nearby. The churches of San Giuseppe (mainly 16th century) and San Michele (mainly 12th century) still stand.

In the 13th-16th centuries, it was home to a flourishing Jewish community.

Sermoneta is the hometown of the humanist Aldo Manuzio and the Baroque painter Antonio Cavallucci.

Scenes of the 2007 film Silk featuring Keira Knightley were filmed in Sermoneta.

Notable residents

• Girolamo Siciolante (1521-1575), painter;
• Fabritio Caroso (1526/1535 – 1605/1620), Renaissance dancing master and composer;
• Antonio Cavallucci (1752–95), painter;
• Giovan Domenico Fiorentini, painter;
• Ubaldo Righetti (1963- ), retired football player;
• Cesare Battisti (1954- ), ex terrorist;
• Elena Santarelli (1981- ), actress;

Twin towns

• Arborea, Italy
• Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, France
• Atalanti, Greece

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