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Benvenuti / Welcome to
Castellonorato
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Between 1943 and 1944 Castellonorato was occupied by the German XIV Panzer Corps and became an important military stronghold. Many local people fled in fear to the countryside and surrounding mountains.
Following long and difficult battles, heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardments the Allied forces finally succeeded in breaking through the Gustav Line near Castelforte on 13th May 44. However the Germans fought hard in retaliation and tenaciously held on to other nearby towns.
The attack did not go smoothly, but eventually on 15th May the tanks and infantry took over the German positions and under the cover of an airborne bombardment, following several hours of street fighting, finally took the town and cleared the village of the enemy.
The town was left badly damaged, the remains of some ruined houses are still visible today. After the war many people from the village were forced to move to the surrounding towns of Penitro and Santa Croce.
2nd Sunday in May – Pilgrimage to La Chiesa della Madonna Della Columba
13 June – Festa di Sant’ Antonio di Padua
15 August -
16 August – Festa di San Rocco
25 November – Festa di Santa Caterina
Il Laghetto di Penitro
Castellonorato’s Feast Days and Celebrations
Common Surnames of the towns -
ACETO, ADIPIETRO, AGRESTI, AMENDOLA, ANGELICO, ANIBALLE
BEVILACQUA
CAPUANO, CARAMANICA, COLARULLO
D’ADAMO, D’ ANGIO, D’ANELLA, DE FILIPPI, DE FILIPPIS, DEL PRETE, DE MEI DEMEO, DE MEO
DE NUCCI, DI CECCO, DEMARCO, DIMEO, DI MAIO, D’ONORIO, D’URSO
FEDELE, FERENTINO, FERRARO, FILOSA, FORCINA, FORTE, FORTI
GALLO, GARGANO, GAROFALO, GINACCI, GUGLIELMO
IANNOTTA, IANNOTTI, IANNUZZI
LEGGIERI, LICCIARDO
MASTANTUONO, MASTROIANNI, MINUTILLO
NOCELLA, NOFI
PALMACCIO, PAPA, PECORINO, PEPENELLA, PETRONE, PORETTA, PRATESI
RACANA, RICCA, RICCARDELLI, RICCIARDI, RICCORDELLI, ROMANELLI, RUBINO, RUSSO
SARANIERO, SCACCO, SCAMPONE, SIMEONE, SIMIONE, SPARAGNA, STANCO, SUPINO
TESTA, TINACCI, TOMAS, TOMMASELLI,TOMMASELLI, TONAO, TOMAS, TOMASSO TOMMASELLI
TOMASSINO, TONNO, TORTORA, TREGLIA
VALERIO, VARONE, VASTO, VERONE, VIENTO
ZAMBRASA, ZANGRILLO
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