Sabaudia

Sabaudia
Comune
Comune di Sabaudia
Sabaudia Town Hall

Coat of arms
Sabaudia
Location of Sabaudia in Italy
Coordinates: 41°18′N 13°01′E / 41.300°N 13.017°E / 41.300; 13.017
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Province Latina (LT)
Frazioni Baia d'Argento, Bella Farnia, Borgo San Donato, Borgo Vodice, Cerasella, Mezzomonte, Molella, Sacramento, Sant'Andrea, Sant'Isidoro
Government
 • Mayor Giada Gervasi
Area
 • Total 144 km2 (56 sq mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population (31 July 2017)
 • Total 20,613
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sabaudiesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 04016
Dialing code 0773
Patron saint SS. Annunziata
Saint day March 25
Website Official website

Sabaudia is a coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. Sabaudia's center is characterized by several examples of Fascist architecture.

History

An hour and a half to the south of Rome, Sabaudia is a coastal town. It is one of several towns built on the reclaimed marshland of the Pontine Marshes Agro Pontino. This marsh was drained under orders from Benito Mussolini. Vast tracts of malaria-infested swamp were drained by workers transported from poor areas of northern Italy, leaving the coastal area south of Rome with rich farmland. These towns were built so that the fascist regime could demonstrate the draining of the marshland, as well as provide housing communities for the increasing urban populations of Italy's large cities.

Architects Gino Cancellotti, Eugenio Montuori, Luigi Piccinato, and Alfredo Scalpelli were responsible for the town plan and many of the buildings after winning a competition for the design of Sabaudia, sponsored by Mussolini. Work commenced on the town's construction on 5 August 1933 and was completed 253 days later. The city itself is based a Roman grid road layout and rationalist architecture.

Twin towns / Sister cities

Sources

  • Burdett, Richard (1982). Sabaudia: città nuova fascista. London: Architectural Association.
  • Muratore, Giorgio; Daniela Carfagna; Mario Tieghi (1999). Sabaudia, 1934: il sogno di una città nuova e l'architettura razionalista. Sabaudia: A. Boschi.



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