# Filettino

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Comune in Lazio, Italy

Filettino Comune Comune di Filettino View of Filettino Filettino Location of Filettino in Italy Show map of Italy Filettino Filettino (Lazio) Show map of Lazio Coordinates: 41°53′N 13°20′E / 41.883°N 13.333°E / 41.883; 13.333 Country Italy Region Lazio Province Frosinone (FR) Government • Mayor Paolo de Meis Area [1] • Total 77.66 km2 (29.98 sq mi) Elevation 1,063 m (3,488 ft) Population (31 December 2014)[2] • Total 569 • Density 7.33/km2 (19.0/sq mi) Demonym Filettinesi Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 03010 Dialing code 0775 Patron saint St. Bernardino of Siena Saint day 20 May Website Official website

**Filettino** is a village and *[comune](/source/Comune)* in [Lazio](/source/Lazio), Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of [Rome](/source/Rome) and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of [Frosinone](/source/Frosinone). Filettino borders the following municipalities: [Canistro](/source/Canistro), [Capistrello](/source/Capistrello), [Cappadocia](/source/Cappadocia_(Italy)), [Castellafiume](/source/Castellafiume), [Civitella Roveto](/source/Civitella_Roveto), [Guarcino](/source/Guarcino), [Morino](/source/Morino), [Trevi nel Lazio](/source/Trevi_nel_Lazio) and [Vallepietra](/source/Vallepietra).

## History

Originally a place of the [Aequi](/source/Aequi), and remaining a tiny hamlet until the 1st century AD, it became a refuge for people fleeing from [Saracen](/source/Saracen) invasions in 800 AD, due to its mountainous location. In 1297 it fell under the control of Pietro Caetani, nephew of [Pope Boniface VIII](/source/Pope_Boniface_VIII), whose [family](/source/Caetani) became notorious as cruel and oppressive, crushing various uprisings until the last of the Filettino Caetanis was executed in 1602 at [Castel Sant'Angelo](/source/Castel_Sant'Angelo) in [Rome](/source/Rome). In the same year it was entered by [Pope Clement VII](/source/Pope_Clement_VII) into the [Apostolic Chamber](/source/Apostolic_Chamber) and was thus subsequently absorbed into the [Papal States](/source/Papal_States) until the States themselves were annexed to the [Kingdom of Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy) in 1870.[3]

### Campaign for independence

In August 2011, following an Italian government announcement that all villages with under 1,000 residents would have to merge with nearby villages in order to cut administrative costs, forcing Filettino to merge with the neighbouring town of [Trevi nel Lazio](/source/Trevi_nel_Lazio), the village's then mayor Luca Sellari started a campaign for Filettino to become an "[independent state](/source/Micronation)" and a [principality](/source/Monarchy).[4][5]

## Notable people

- [Rodolfo Graziani](/source/Rodolfo_Graziani), Italian general and [fascist](/source/Italian_fascism) politician

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-istat_2-0)** All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bridges, Peter (7 February 2008). ["Notes From Italy: Villains, Romance, and Views"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111006035644/http://calitreview.com/315). *California Literary Review*. Archived from [the original](http://calitreview.com/315) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Willey, David (3 September 2011). ["Italian town Filettino declares independence"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14774526). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Povoledo, Elisabetta (29 August 2011). ["In an Italian Town, Dreams of Freedom on a Princely Scale"](https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/world/europe/30italy.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.comunefilettino.it/)

- [www.filettino.org](http://www.filettino.org/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201025131408/http://www.filettino.org/) 25 October 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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