Cori, Lazio

Cori
Comune
Città di Cori
location of Cori in the Province of Latina
Location of Cori
Cori Location of Cori in Lazio Cori Cori (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°39′N 12°55′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Latina (LT)
Frazioni	Giulianello
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Primio De Lillis
Area
• Total	86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)
• Total	10,978
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Coresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	04010
Dialing code	06
Patron saint	Madonna del Soccorso
Saint day	Second Sunday in May
Website	Official website

Cori is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The city also known as Città di Cori.

History

Cori was well developed in the age of the expansion of Rome (7th-6th century BC). It became a Roman possession after the Social War (90–88 BC), maintaining some administrative and political autonomy.

Cori suffered a steep decline in the early centuries of the Middle Ages. It was often allied with its neighbour Velletri. It was a possession of the Annibaldi until 1234, when it went back to the Papal suzerainty, under which (apart from a short period under Ladislaus of Naples in 1400–10) it remained until the unification of Italy.

It has been part of the province of Latina since 1934.

Cori DOC

The hilly region of Cori is permitted to produce both red and white Italian DOC wine, with the region producing more white wines. Grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 16 tonnes/ha with finished white wines needing a minimum alcohol level of 11% and finished reds needing 11.5%. The white wines are a blend of up to 70% Malvasia di Candia, up to 40% Trebbiano and up to 30% Bellone and Giallo. The reds are composed of 40-60% Montepulciano and 20-40% Nero Buono, 10-30% Cesanese.

Main sights

• The Temple of Hercules, early 1st century BC. It is a national monument of Italy.
• Sanctuary of Madonna del Soccorso.
• Santa Maria della Pietà, originally in Romanesque style, rebuilt in the 17th century
• Church of St. Francis (1521–26).
• Church of Santa Oliva, built in 1467–85 over a Roman temple dedicated to Janus. In the apse is a fresco of Pinturicchio's school. Annexed is a cloister from 1480. Nearby are the remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux (a 1st-century BC restoration of the 5th-century BC sanctuary).
• Polygonal walls
• Ponte della Catena ("Chain Bridge"), of Roman origin.
• Oratory of SS. Annunziata, with frescos.
• Church of St. John the Baptist (16th century).

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Cori is twinned with:

• Pefki, Greece
• Oświęcim, Poland