Sora, Lazio
Sora | ||
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Comune | ||
| Comune di Sora | ||
 Panoramic view | ||
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 Sora within the Province of Frosinone | ||
Location of Sora | ||
  Sora Location of Sora in Italy Show map of Italy  Sora Sora (Lazio) Show map of Lazio | ||
| Coordinates: 41°43′N 13°37′E / 41.717°N 13.617°E / 41.717; 13.617 | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lazio | |
| Province | Frosinone (FR) | |
| Frazioni | Carnello | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roberto De Donatis | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 72.13 km2 (27.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2016) | ||
| • Total | 26,057[1] | |
| Demonym(s) | Sorani | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 03039 | |
| Dialing code | 0776 | |
| Patron saint | Santa Restituta | |
| Saint day | May 27 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Sora (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɔːra]) is a town and comune of Lazio, Italy, in the province of Frosinone. It is built in a plain on the banks of the Liri. This part of the valley is the seat of some important manufacturing, especially of paper mills. The area around Sora is famous for the costumes of its peasants.
Cathedral.
Justice Palace
St. Dominic Abbey.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Main sights
4 People
5 Twin towns
6 References
7 External links
History
The mysterious inscription of Sora.
Sora, an ancient Volscian town, was thrice captured by the Romans, in 345, 314, and 305 BCE, before they managed, in 303, by means of a colony 4,000 strong, to confirm its annexation. In 209, it was one of the colonies that refused further contributions to the war against Hannibal. By the lex Julia, it became a municipium, but under Augustus, it was colonized by soldiers of the legio IV Sorana, which had been mainly enrolled there. It belonged technically to Latium adiectum.
The city and the ducal palace in 1604
Located in the Ducatus Romanus under the authority of the pope during the early Dark Ages, it was captured by the Lombards of Gisulf I of Benevento in 705.
The castle of Sorella, built on the rocky height above the town,
was in the Middle Ages a stronghold of some note. In 1443, King Alfonso of Naples made Sora the seat of an independent Duchy for the Cantelmi; it was afterwards seized by Pope Pius II, but being restored to the Cantelmi by Pope Sixtus IV, it ultimately passed to the Della Rovere of Urbino. Against Caesar Borgia, the city was heroically defended by Giovanni da Montefeltro. It was purchased by Pope Gregory XIII for 11,000 ducats and bestowed under the suzerainty of Gregory's son, Giacomo Boncompagni (who was the first duke of Sora of the family).
Geography
The distance from Sora to centre of Rome is 115 km; heading in the opposite direction, the downtown area of Naples is 138 km from Sora.
The municipality, located next to Abruzzo, borders with Arpino, Balsorano (AQ), Broccostella, Campoli Appennino, Castelliri, Isola del Liri, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Pescosolido, and Veroli.[2]
Main sights
The original cathedral, consecrated by Pope Adrian IV in 1155, was destroyed by the earthquake of 1634.
Above the town on a precipitous rock, elevation 540 metres (1,770 ft), that guards the Liri's valley and the entrance to the Abruzzi are remains of polygonal walls; here, possibly, was the citadel of the original Volscian town. Also, remains of medieval fortifications are there.
Among the churches in town are the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Figura and San Silvestro Papa.
People
- Caesar Baronius
- Luca Brandolini
- Ludovico Camangi
- Vittorio Cristini
- Alfredo De Gasperis
- Vittorio De Sica
- Enzo Di Pede
- Tony Evangelista
- Filippo Iannone
- Lucius Mummius
- Stefano Pescosolido
- Giulio Polerio
- Quintus Valerius Soranus
- Anna Tatangelo
- Zappacosta
- Davide Zappacosta
Twin towns
Vaughan, Canada[3]
Athis-Mons, France
References
^ http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2017gen/index.html
^ 41487 Sora on OpenStreetMap
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 429–430.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911).
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sora. |
Official website (in Italian)
Purcell, N., R. Talbert, T. Elliott, S. Gillies. "Places: 433126 (Sora)". Pleiades. Retrieved March 8, 2012.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
