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

Sermoneta
Comune
Comune di Sermoneta
Sermoneta from above in October 2007
Coat of arms
Location of Sermoneta
Sermoneta Location of Sermoneta in Italy Show map of Italy Sermoneta Sermoneta (Lazio) Show map of Lazio
Coordinates: 41°33′N 12°59′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Latina (LT)
Frazioni	Carrara, Doganella, Monticchio, Pontenuovo, Sermoneta Scalo, Tufette
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppina Giovannoli (Civic list)
Area [1]
• Total	44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (31 July 2015[2])[3]
• Total	9,836
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sermonetani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	04013
Dialing code	0773
Patron saint	St. Joseph
Saint day	March 19
Website	Official website

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 eighteenth-century painter Antonio Cavallucci.^{[citation needed]}

Scenes of the 2007 film Silk featuring Keira Knightley were filmed in Sermoneta.^{[citation needed]}

The 2015 short film Italian Miracle was filmed in the town.^{[citation needed]}

An episode of Return of the Saint was filmed there and the town was known as Santa Maria.^{[citation needed]}

Notable residents

• Girolamo Siciolante (1521-1575), painter;
• Fabritio Caroso (1526/1535 – 1605/1620), Renaissance dancing master, poet, and author of dancing manuals;
• Antonio Cavallucci (1752–95), 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

References

На других языках

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- [en] Sermoneta

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[es] Sermoneta

Sermoneta (7.480 habitantes) es un municipio de la provincia de Latina.

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[ru] Сермонета

Сермонета (итал. Sermoneta) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Лацио, подчиняется административному центру Латина.

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