Sant'Apollinare

For other uses, see Sant'Apollinare (disambiguation).

Sant'Apollinare (locally Santapunaro or Santapunare) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Rome and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Frosinone.

Sant'Apollinare
Comune
Comune di Sant'Apollinare
Location of Sant'Apollinare
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Coordinates: 41°24′N 13°50′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Frosinone (FR)
Government
• Mayor	Enzo Scittarelli
Area [1]
• Total	17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017[2])[3]
• Total	1,883
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym	Santapollinaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03048
Dialing code	0776
Website	Official website

Sant'Apollinare borders the following municipalities: Cassino, Pignataro Interamna, Rocca d'Evandro, San Giorgio a Liri, Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano, Sant'Andrea del Garigliano, Vallemaio.

The town originated in 797, when Gisulf, abbot of Montecassino, created here a small monastic community. In the Middle Ages it had a castle commanding the Liri-Garigliano valley, now in ruins. It became part of the Lazio region in 1927. Due to its position across the Gustav Line, during World War II it suffered relevant destructions.