Santi Cosma e Damiano, Lazio
Comune in Lazio, Italy
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Santi Cosma e Damiano is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy, whose territory is located partly in the Monti Aurunci area and partly in the Garigliano plain.
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| Coordinates: 41°18′N 13°49′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Latina (LT) |
| Frazioni | Cerri Aprano, Grunuovo, San Lorenzo, Ventosa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franco Taddeo |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.61 km2 (12.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,967 |
| • Density | 220.4/km2 (570.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sancosemesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 04020 |
| Dialing code | 0771 |
| ISTAT code | 059026 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Cosmas and Damian |
| Saint day | September 26 |
| Website | Official website |
Sights include an 11th-century tower in the frazione of Ventosa.
Geography
The municipality is part of the Mountain Community Zone XVII of the Aurunci Mountains; it is located partly on one of the hilly slopes of the mountains and partly in the Garigliano plain, in the south-eastern area of the Province of Latina; it borders to the east with the Province of Frosinone and is separated from Minturno by the Ausente river and from Campania by the Garigliano river.
History
It is mentioned for the first time in a Gaetan document from 830 AD, although the area was inhabited in ancient times by the Ausoni/Aurunci (nearby was the ancient town of Vescia).
Here, in the locality known as Vattaglia (local dialect for "battle"), was fought in 915 the Battle of Garigliano between the Italian league and the Saracens. After the battle the place was part of the Duchy of Gaeta, then of the Montecassino Abbey until the Norman conquest in 1140, after which it followed the history of the Kingdom of Naples.
During World War II, Santi Cosma e Damiano was located on the Gustav Line, and therefore suffered heavy bombings in 1943–44.
