Santa Marinella
Santa Marinella is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Rome.
Santa Marinella | |
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| Comune di Santa Marinella | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Santa Marinella | |
  Santa Marinella Location of Santa Marinella in Italy  Santa Marinella Santa Marinella (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°2′N 11°51′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
| Frazioni | Santa Severa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pietro Tidei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 17,643 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santamarinellesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 00058 |
| Dialing code | 0766 |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph |
| Saint day | March 19 |
| Website | Official website |
It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa (the ancient Pyrgi), and a medieval castle.
History
In antiquity, Santa Marinella was the site of Punicum, the Etruscan port which served the city of Caere. Punicum was identified in the Peutinger Table, in which it is on the Via Aurelia 9km N of Pyrgi. The area had several scattered settlements in Etruscan times.
It was also later known as Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman resort and site of many opulent villas under the Empire.[3]
There was a Sanctuary of Minerva overlooking the Punto della Vipera north of S. Marinella, finds from which are in the museum together with marble sculptures from the nearby villas, including an Apollo of Hellenistic type.
Climate
| Climate data for Rome Ciampino Airport (altitude: 105 m sl, 13 km (8 mi) south-east from Colosseum 41°47′58″N 12°35′50″E) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.3 (3.04) |
66.7 (2.63) |
56.3 (2.22) |
70.3 (2.77) |
43.8 (1.72) |
25.5 (1.00) |
8.6 (0.34) |
23.4 (0.92) |
63.2 (2.49) |
103.3 (4.07) |
101.0 (3.98) |
72.0 (2.83) |
711.4 (28.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 120.9 | 132.8 | 167.4 | 201.0 | 263.5 | 285.0 | 331.7 | 297.6 | 237.0 | 195.3 | 129.0 | 111.6 | 2,472.8 |
| Source: Servizio Meteorologico,[4] | |||||||||||||
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" on their 2005 album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike about Eugene Hutz's time in Santa Marinella as he tried to gain immigration to America.
The commune is known 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.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Comune's website about the archaeological work Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- http://clima.meteoam.it/AtlanteClimatico/pdf/(214)Civitavecchia.pdf
