, ▁several ▁kilom eters ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁S ip ont um . ▁The ▁An ge v ins , ▁who ▁had ▁defeated ▁Man fred ▁and ▁stri pped ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁renamed ▁it ▁S yp ont um ▁Nov ell um ▁(" New ▁S yp ont um "), ▁but ▁that ▁name ▁never ▁stuck . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 8 ▁Man fred onia ▁resist ed ▁a ▁French ▁attack ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Vis count ▁of ▁La ut rec . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁it ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Tur ks , ▁who ▁left ▁only ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁walls . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Man fred onia ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁south ▁of ▁G arg ano . ▁It ▁borders ▁with ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Car ap elle , ▁Cer ign ola , ▁F og gia , ▁Monte ▁Sant ' Ang elo , ▁San ▁Giovanni ▁Rot ondo , ▁San ▁Marco ▁in ▁Lam is ▁and ▁Z app on eta . ▁ ▁It ▁counts ▁ 7 ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁( f raz ioni ): ▁Borg o ▁Me zz an one , ▁Riv iera ▁Sud ▁( S cial i ▁and ▁I pp oc am po ), ▁Past ini , ▁R ugg iano , ▁San ▁Salv atore , ▁S ip onto ▁and ▁Tom ai u olo . ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁ ▁The ▁medieval ▁castle , ▁begun ▁by ▁the ▁H ohen st auf en ▁and ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁An ge v ins , ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁walls ▁are