Prossedi (locally ''Prussedi'') is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
province of Latina
The province of Latina () is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Latina. It is bordered by the provinces of Frosinone to the northeast and by the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital to the northwest.
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in the
Italian region
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
, located about southeast of
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
and about east of
Latina.
Prossedi borders the following municipalities:
Amaseno,
Giuliano di Roma,
Maenza,
Priverno,
Roccasecca dei Volsci,
Villa Santo Stefano.
The village was founded by refugees from the destruction of
Priverno in the 7th century. It was a possession of several baronial families, including the
Chigi and the
Conti. The most notable feature is the
Romanesque church of ''San Nicola''.
References
Cities and towns in Lazio
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