bner in 1825 see esperia moth . the brush footed butterfly genus esperia invalidly established by nekrutenko in 1987 is a junior synonym of kirinia e.g. lattice brown k. roxelana . this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . february 2014 esperia comune comune di esperia coat of arms esperia location of esperia in italy coordinates 41 23 n 13 41 e 41.383 n 13.683 e 41.383 ; 13.683 country italy region lazio province metropolitan city frosinone fr frazioni badia di esperia monticelli roccaguglielma esperia superiore san pietro in curolis esperia inferiore government mayor giuseppe moretti area total 108.7 km2 42.0 sq mi elevation 370 m 1 210 ft population 1 march 2010 1 total 3 988 density 37 km2 95 sq mi demonym s esperiani time zone cet utc 1 summer dst cest utc 2 postal code 03045 dialing code 0776 patron saint san clino abate website http en.comuni italiani.it 060 031 esperia is a comune municipality in the province of frosinone in the italian region lazio located about 110 kilometres 68 mi southeast of rome and about 40 kilometres 25 mi southeast of frosinone . it is located within the monti aurunci natural park . history edit according to some theories the foundation of the town would be linked to the destruction of the roman colony of interamna lirenas although the first historically documented human presence date to the foundation of several monasteries with the annexed boroughs by the abbey of montecassino 10th century . the name esperia was chosen in 1867 when the current frazioni of roccaguglielma and san pietro merged into a single municipality with the former as the municipal seat . during world war ii esperia was one of the towns suffering heavily from marocchinate the mass rape committed after the battle of monte cassino by goumiers moroccan colonial troops of the french expeditionary corps . esperia s mayor at the time reported that in his town 700 women out of 2 500 inhabitants were raped and that some had died as a result . main sights edit the church of santa maria maggiore houses a painting by taddeo zuccari and a 1521 bas relief . the baroque church of the madonna di loreto has a 16th century wooden madonna and several paintings by luca giordano . other churches include san donato santa maria di montevetro with 15th century frescoes and the 16th century sanctuary of madonna delle grazie located near the remains of the castle . of the ancient monastery of san pietro in foresta only a tower remains today . dinosaur footprints were discovered in 2006 in the locality of san martino . references edit esperia italy information town profile zip code . en.comuni italiani.it . retrieved 2014 02 27 . v t e lazio comuni of the province of frosinone acquafondata acuto alatri alvito amaseno anagni aquino arce arnara arpino atina ausonia belmonte castello boville ernica broccostella campoli appennino casalattico casalvieri cassino castelliri castelnuovo parano castro dei volsci castrocielo ceccano ceprano cervaro colfelice colle san magno collepardo coreno ausonio esperia falvaterra ferentino filettino fiuggi fontana liri fontechiari frosinone fumone gallinaro giuliano di roma guarcino isola del liri monte san giovanni campano morolo paliano pastena patrica pescosolido picinisco pico piedimonte san germano piglio pignataro interamna pofi pontecorvo posta fibreno ripi rocca d arce roccasecca san biagio saracinisco san donato val di comino san giorgio a liri san giovanni incarico san vittore del lazio sant ambrogio sul garigliano sant andrea del garigliano sant apollinare sant elia fiumerapido santopadre serrone settefrati sgurgola sora strangolagalli supino terelle torre cajetani torrice trevi nel lazio trivigliano vallecorsa vallemaio vallerotonda veroli vicalvi vico nel lazio villa latina villa santa lucia villa santo stefano viticuso retrieved from 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