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Nettuno was also considered to be the location of the ancient [[Volsci|Volscian]] port town of Caenon, which was the closest port of the town Antium (which did not have a natural harbour of its own).<ref>Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) William Smith "Antium"; The Topography of Rome and Its Vicinity By Sir William Gell, 1846, "Antium"; Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy by John Murray, 1843, "Nettuno" p. 534</ref> According to a more recent theory, the town Caenon would be located on a hill more east to Nettuno, and the port (similarly to the old theory above), would have been over the mouth of the river Loricina.<ref>Paola Brandizzi Vittucci, ''Antium: Anzio e Nettuno in epoca romana'', Roma, Bardi Editore, 2000, pp. 140-143. {{ISBN|88-85699-83-9}}</ref> In 469BC, the town Caenon was [[Roman-Volscian_wars#Volscian_attacks_between_471_BC_and_468_BC|captured]] by the Roman consul [[Titus Numicius Priscus]].<ref>[[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], ''Roman Antiquities'', ix. 56; [[Livy]] ''[[Ab urbe condita libri (Livy)|Ab urbe condita]]'', ii. 63</ref> |
Nettuno was also considered to be the location of the ancient [[Volsci|Volscian]] port town of Caenon, which was the closest port of the town Antium (which did not have a natural harbour of its own).<ref>Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) William Smith "Antium"; The Topography of Rome and Its Vicinity By Sir William Gell, 1846, "Antium"; Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy by John Murray, 1843, "Nettuno" p. 534</ref> According to a more recent theory, the town Caenon would be located on a hill more east to Nettuno, and the port (similarly to the old theory above), would have been over the mouth of the river Loricina.<ref>Paola Brandizzi Vittucci, ''Antium: Anzio e Nettuno in epoca romana'', Roma, Bardi Editore, 2000, pp. 140-143. {{ISBN|88-85699-83-9}}</ref> In 469BC, the town Caenon was [[Roman-Volscian_wars#Volscian_attacks_between_471_BC_and_468_BC|captured]] by the Roman consul [[Titus Numicius Priscus]].<ref>[[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], ''Roman Antiquities'', ix. 56; [[Livy]] ''[[Ab urbe condita libri (Livy)|Ab urbe condita]]'', ii. 63</ref> |
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Nettuno and nearby [[Anzio]] were the theatre of an Allied forces landing and the ensuing |
On January 22, 1944, Nettuno and nearby [[Anzio]] were the theatre of an Allied forces landing and the ensuing battle during World War II: the [[Operation Shingle]].<ref>Enrico Canini, ''Operation Shingle. Lo sbarco anfibio di Anzio e Nettuno'', Youcanprint, 2017</ref> American forces (5th Army) were surrounded by Germans in the caves of Pozzoli in February 1944 for a week, suffering heavy casualties. |
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| Città di Nettuno | |
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Location of Nettuno  | |
  Nettuno Location of Nettuno in Italy  Nettuno Nettuno (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′27″N 12°39′40″E / 41.45750°N 12.66111°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
| Frazioni | Acciarella, Cadolino, Canala, Cioccati, Cretarossa, Eschieto, Falasche Nord, Grugnole, Ospedaletto, Padiglione, Piscina Cardillo, Pocacqua, Sandalo Di Levante, Sandalo di Ponente, San Giacomo, Scacciapensieri, Tre Cancelli, Zucchetti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Casto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.460 km2 (27.591 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 49,157 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nettunesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 00048 |
| Dialing code | 06 |
| Patron saint | Madonna delle Grazie |
| Website | Official website |
Nettuno is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy, 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Rome. A resort city and agricultural center on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea it has a population of approximately 46,000.
Its name is perhaps in honour of the Roman god Neptune.
Economy
It has a touristic harbour hosting about 860 boats and a shopping center, selling everything for fishing and sailing. There is also an extensive yacht club.
Nettuno is the city of the D.O.C. wine Cacchione.
Nettuno has one of the biggest bases for the Italian Force, whose territory extends to the Province of Latina, and one of the most important Italian Police Schools, where especially police dogs are trained.
Nettuno is one stop south of Anzio on the local train from Rome.
History
According to a theory, the town would be a direct survival of the Roman Antium, which territory almost entirely corresponded to Nettuno and modern Anzio.[3] Giuseppe Tomassetti considered Nettuno the real heir and continuer settlement of the ancient Antiates.[4] Instead Beatrice Cacciotti doubted about an ancient and not medieval origin of the town.[5]
Nettuno was also considered to be the location of the ancient Volscian port town of Caenon, which was the closest port of the town Antium (which did not have a natural harbour of its own).[6] According to a more recent theory, the town Caenon would be located on a hill more east to Nettuno, and the port (similarly to the old theory above), would have been over the mouth of the river Loricina.[7] In 469BC, the town Caenon was captured by the Roman consul Titus Numicius Priscus.[8]
On January 22, 1944, Nettuno and nearby Anzio were the theatre of an Allied forces landing and the ensuing battle during World War II: the Operation Shingle.[9] American forces (5th Army) were surrounded by Germans in the caves of Pozzoli in February 1944 for a week, suffering heavy casualties.
Main sights
Nettuno is a popular tourist destination. Sights include a well-preserved old quarter, the Borgo Medievale, with mediaeval streets and small squares, and the Forte Sangallo, a castle built in 1503 by Renaissance architect Antonio da Sangallo the Elder.
Nettuno is also a center of pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Maria Goretti, in which a crypt houses the mortal remains of the saint. The church keeps also a priceless polychromed wooden statue of Our Lady of Grace, which is honoured by the town with a procession every year the first Saturday of May. It was originally Our Lady of Ipswich, although it left England after the Reformation.
The privately owned Villa Costaguti-Borghese at Nettuno, built 1648, has extensive gardens in a landscape park designed about 1840, now protected as a nature reserve. The Borghese Gladiator was discovered at Nettuno.
At the north edge of town is the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, where over 7,800 U.S. soldiers are buried.[10]
Sport
Nettuno Baseball Club is one of the most important Italian baseball teams, often winner of the national championship. Baseball was taught to the local people by American soldiers after their landing in World War II.
People
- Anna Favella, actress
- Bruno Conti, football player
- Maria Goretti
- Paolo Segneri
- Alexandro Kalinsky, philosopher
- Bruno Conti, football manager and former football player
Twin towns
Ardee, Ireland
Corinaldo, Italy
Traunreut, Germany
Bandol, France- Wehr, Germany
Jaguariúna, Brazil
Ipswich, Great Britain
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Paola Brandizzi Vittucci, Antium: Anzio e Nettuno in epoca romana, Roma, Bardi Editore, 2000. ISBN 88-85699-83-9
- ^ Giuseppe Tomassetti, La Campagna romana antica, medioevale e moderna, vol. II, Roma, 1910
- ^ Beatrice Cacciotti Cacciotti, Testimonianze di culti orientali ad Antium, in B. P. Benetucci (curator), Culti orientali tra scavo e collezionismo, Roma, Artemide, 2008
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) William Smith "Antium"; The Topography of Rome and Its Vicinity By Sir William Gell, 1846, "Antium"; Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy by John Murray, 1843, "Nettuno" p. 534
- ^ Paola Brandizzi Vittucci, Antium: Anzio e Nettuno in epoca romana, Roma, Bardi Editore, 2000, pp. 140-143. ISBN 88-85699-83-9
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, ix. 56; Livy Ab urbe condita, ii. 63
- ^ Enrico Canini, Operation Shingle. Lo sbarco anfibio di Anzio e Nettuno, Youcanprint, 2017
- ^ SICILY-ROME AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL Archived October 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2009-05-25.
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