Picinisco(locallyPecenische) is acomune(municipality) in theProvince of Frosinonein theItalianregionLazio,located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east ofRomeand about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east ofFrosinone.It is included in theValle di CominoandNational Park of Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise.
Picinisco | |
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| Comune di Picinisco | |
 View of Picinisco | |
Location of Picinisco  | |
  Picinisco Location of Picinisco in Italy  Picinisco Picinisco (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates:41°39′N13°52′E/ 41.650°N 13.867°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Frosinone(FR) |
| Frazioni | Borgo Castellone, Fontitune, L'Antica, Liscia, Rocca degli Alberi, San Gennaro, San Giuseppe, Valle Porcina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Scappaticci |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.15 km2(24.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,166 |
| • Density | 19/km2(49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Piciniscani |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 03040 |
| Dialing code | 0776 |
| Patron saint | St. Lawrence |
| Saint day | 10 August |
| Website | Official website |
History
editPicinisco was already inhabited, bySabellianpeoples, before it was subsumed into the expandingRoman empireover two thousand years ago. The first surviving written record of Picinisco dates from the middle of the 12th century, when KingRoger II of Sicilydefined through a decree the territorial limits of the adjacent town ofAtina.From then until 1806, Piciniso belonged to theDuchy of Alvito,a fiefdom within theKingdom of Naples,and later on was part of theKingdom of the Two Sicilies.
During theItalian unificationprocess, Picinisco became part of theKingdom of Italyin 1861.
Picinisco is of note as one of the main sources of Italian immigration to Scotland. Together with the village ofBargain Tuscany it is estimated that over 60 percent of Scots Italians can trace their ancestry to either of these villages.[3]Included among many of the Italian surnames that originate from around Picinisco are, Arcari, Boni, Capaldi, Capocci, Cervi, Conetta, Coppola, Crolla, Dalsasso, D'Ambrosio, DiCiacca, De Luca, De Marco, Marini, Pacitti, Pelosi, Pia, Tartaglia and Ventre.[4]Scottish descendants of Piciniscani are an almost constant feature as visitors and returnees to the comune.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^The Scots-Italians: Recollections of an Immigrant, Joe PieriISBN978-1841830872
- ^"Surnames in Picinisco".
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