Santa Marinella

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Santa Marinella
Comune
Comune di Santa Marinella
Santa Marinella is located in Italy
Santa Marinella
Santa Marinella
Location of Santa Marinella in Italy
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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

In antiquity, Santa Marinella was the site of Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman bathing resort.[2]

Culture

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

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Comune's website about the archaeological work

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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