Sonnino

For other uses, see Sonnino (disambiguation).

Sonnino is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.

Sonnino
Comune
Comune di Sonnino
View of Sonnino
Coat of arms
Location of Sonnino
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Coordinates: 41°25′N 13°14′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Latina (LT)
Frazioni	Capocroce, Cerreto, Frasso, La Sassa, Sonnino Scalo
Government
• Mayor	Luciano De Angelis
Area [1]
• Total	63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (31 May 2022)[2]
• Total	7,363
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym	Sonninesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	04010
Dialing code	0773
Patron saint	St. Gaspar del Bufalo and St. Mark
Saint day	October 21 and April 25
Website	Official website

It is the birthplace of Italian national team footballer Alessandro Altobelli, and Roman Catholic archbishop Velasio de Paolis.

History

Originating in the Early Middle Ages (the name deriving perhaps from the Latin sommum, meaning "top"), Sonnino is mentioned for the first time in a Papal bull from 999. It was held first by the De Sompnino, and was acquired by Onorato I Caetani in 1369. The castle was inhabited by the Caetani d'Aragona until they sold it in 1469 to the Colonna, who were later followed by the Antonelli and the Talani families.

In July 1819 Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Secretary of State at the Vatican, ordered Sonnino to be razed to the ground as it had become a notorious haunt of the banditi in the Campagna di Roma.

Twin towns

• Eysines, France, since 1997
• Kanal ob Soči, Slovenia, since 2003
• Binasco, Italy, since 2009