Santa Marinella
| Santa Marinella | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Santa Marinella | ||
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| Location of Santa Marinella in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 42°2′N 11°51′E / 42.033°N 11.850°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lazio | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) | |
| Frazioni | Santa Severa | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roberto Bacheca (PdL) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) | |
| Population (2008)[1] | ||
| • Total | 17,643 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Santamarinellesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 00058 | |
| Dialing code | 0766 | |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph | |
| Saint day | March 19 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Santa Marinella is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Rome.
It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa (the ancient Pyrgi), and a medieval castle.
History[edit]
In antiquity, Santa Marinella was the site of Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman bathing resort.[2]
Climate[edit]
{{Weather box |location= Rome Ciampino Airport (altitude: 105 m sl, 13 km (8 mi) south-east from Colosseum satellite view) |metric first= yes |single line= yes |Jan high C= 13.1 |Feb high C= 13.3 |Mar high C= 14.7 |Apr high C= 16.6 |May high C= 20.5 |Jun high C= 23.8 |Jul high C= 26.6 |Aug high C= 27.4 |Sep high C= 24.8 |Oct high C= 21.4 |Nov high C= 17.1 |Dec high C= 14.2 |year high C= 19.5 |Jan low C= 7.4 |Feb low C= 7.4 |Mar low C= 8.6 |Apr low C= 10.7 |May low C= 14.4 |Jun low C= 17.8 |Jul low C= 20.6 |Aug low C= 21.1 |Sep low C= 18.5 |Oct low C= 15.4 |Nov low C= 11.3 |Dec low C= 8.4 |year low C= 13.5 |Jan precipitation mm= 77.3 |Feb precipitation mm= 66.7 |Mar precipitation mm= 56.3 |Apr precipitation mm= 70.3 |May precipitation mm= 43.8 |Jun precipitation mm= 25.5 |Jul precipitation mm= 8.6 |Aug precipitation mm= 23.4 |Sep precipitation mm= 63.2 |Oct precipitation mm= 103.3 |Nov precipitation mm= 101.0 |Dec precipitation mm= 72.0 |year precipitation mm= 711.4 |Jan precipitation days= 8.0 |Feb precipitation days= 7.0 |Mar precipitation days= 7.0 |Apr precipitation days= 8.0 |May precipitation days= 4.0 |Jun precipitation days= 3.0 |Jul precipitation days= 1.0 |Aug precipitation days= 2.0 |Sep precipitation days= 4.0 |Oct precipitation days= 7.0 |Nov precipitation days= 8.0 |Dec precipitation days= 7.0 |year precipitation days= 66.0 |unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan sun= 120.9 |Feb sun= 132.8 |Mar sun= 167.4 |Apr sun= 201.0 |May sun= 263.5 |Jun sun= 285.0 |Jul sun= 331.7 |Aug sun= 297.6 |Sep sun= 237.0 |Oct sun= 195.3 |Nov sun= 129.0 |Dec sun= 111.6 |year sun= 2472.8 |source 1= Servizio Meteorologico,<ref name=ServizioMeteorologico1>[{{Weather box |location= Rome Ciampino Airport (altitude: 105 m sl, 13 km (8 mi) south-east from Colosseum satellite view) |metric first= yes |single line= yes |Jan high C= 11.9 |Feb high C= 13.0 |Mar high C= 15.2 |Apr high C= 17.7 |May high C= 22.8 |Jun high C= 26.9 |Jul high C= 30.3 |Aug high C= 30.6 |Sep high C= 26.5 |Oct high C= 21.4 |Nov high C= 15.9 |Dec high C= 12.6 |year high C= 20.4 |Jan mean C= 7.5 |Feb mean C= 8.2 |Mar mean C= 10.2 |Apr mean C= 12.6 |May mean C= 17.2 |Jun mean C= 21.1 |Jul mean C= 24.1 |Aug mean C= 24.5 |Sep mean C= 20.8 |Oct mean C= 16.4 |Nov mean C= 11.4 |Dec mean C= 8.4 |year mean C= 15.2 |Jan low C= 3.1 |Feb low C= 3.5 |Mar low C= 5.2 |Apr low C= 7.5 |May low C= 11.6 |Jun low C= 15.3 |Jul low C= 18.0 |Aug low C= 18.3 |Sep low C= 15.2 |Oct low C= 11.3 |Nov low C= 6.9 |Dec low C= 4.2 |year low C= 10.0 |Jan precipitation mm= 66.9 |Feb precipitation mm= 73.3 |Mar precipitation mm= 57.8 |Apr precipitation mm= 80.5 |May precipitation mm= 52.8 |Jun precipitation mm= 34.0 |Jul precipitation mm= 19.2 |Aug precipitation mm= 36.8 |Sep precipitation mm= 73.3 |Oct precipitation mm= 113.3 |Nov precipitation mm= 115.4 |Dec precipitation mm= 81.0 |year precipitation mm= 804.3 |Jan precipitation days= 7.0 |Feb precipitation days= 7.6 |Mar precipitation days= 7.6 |Apr precipitation days= 9.2 |May precipitation days= 6.2 |Jun precipitation days= 4.3 |Jul precipitation days= 2.1 |Aug precipitation days= 3.3 |Sep precipitation days= 6.2 |Oct precipitation days= 8.2 |Nov precipitation days= 9.7 |Dec precipitation days= 8.0 |year precipitation days= 79.4 |unit precipitation days = 1 mm |source 1= Servizio Meteorologico,<ref name=ServizioMeteorologico1>[1]]
Culture[edit]
Actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini had a villa here. The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello also have a song titled "Santa Marinella" about Eugene Hutz's time in Santa Marinella as he tried to gain immigration to America.
Famous for its "Wheels of Immigration" - a pretzel-like snack consumed by Russian Jewish immigrants who temporarily settled there in the late 1980s on their way to United States or Israel.
Twin towns - Sister Cities[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Comune's website about the archaeological work
External links[edit]
Media related to Santa Marinella at Wikimedia Commons
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