Amaseno
Amaseno | |
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| Comune di Amaseno | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Amaseno  | |
  Amaseno Location of Amaseno in Italy  Amaseno Amaseno (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 13°20′E / 41.467°N 13.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Frosinone (FR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.2 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,300 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03021 |
| Dialing code | 0775 |
| Website | www.comune.amaseno.net |
Amaseno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 100 km southeast of Rome and about 30 km south of Frosinone. Its inhabitants are primarily farmers.
Amaseno borders the following municipalities: Castro dei Volsci, Monte San Biagio, Prossedi, Roccasecca dei Volsci, Sonnino, Vallecorsa, Villa Santo Stefano.
The village is very ancient and named in the Aeneid, a lot of Amaseno's people have immigrated in the United States of America, in Canada and South America (especially in Brazil).
The Catholic cathedral situated at the village's center is famous for its relic of St. Laurence, the ancient Roman deacon martyered in the Third Century. A vile of the martyr's blood is enshrined there, and every 10 August on his feast day, the day on which his martyrdom is commemorated, it liquifies. Pilgrims come to witness this supernatural confirmation of his holiness every year and bear personal witness to the authenticity of the miracle. The liquefaction may occur differently from year to year, but usually begins during first Vespers on the eve of the feast day and lasts through the entire feast day. The relicquary vile has been verified by scientists to contain true blood, along with a piece of skin and some fat and ash. The cathedral was consecreated in 1165 and since was known by some as the "Valley of St. Laurence", as the village is situated in a ampitheater-like valley.
The principal food product is the mozzarella of bufala, and other important product is oil of olive and "marzolina" a special cheese made by milk of goat.
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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