Alatri

Alatri
Comune di Alatri
Basilica of San Paolo.
Basilica of San Paolo.
Coat of arms of Alatri
Location of Alatri
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Alatri is located in Italy
Alatri
Alatri
Location of Alatri in Italy
Alatri is located in Lazio
Alatri
Alatri
Alatri (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°43′30″N 13°20′30″E / 41.72500°N 13.34167°E / 41.72500; 13.34167
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceFrosinone (FR)
FrazioniSee list
Government
 • MayorMaurizio Cianfrocca (PD)
Area
 • Total97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total28,807
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
DemonymsAlatresi, Alatrensi or Alatrini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03011
Dialing code0775
Patron saintSt. Sixtus
Saint dayFirst Wednesday after Easter
WebsiteOfficial website

Alatri (Latin: Aletrium) is an Italian town and comune of the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio, with c. 30,000 inhabitants. An ancient city of the Hernici,[3] it is known for its megalithic acropolis.[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hernici". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.).
  4. ^ Bullettino dell'Imperiale istituto archeologico germanico, Sezione romana, Vol. IV, Rom, 1889.