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
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
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
FrazioniSanta Severa
Government
  MayorPietro Tidei
Area
  Total49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2008)[2]
  Total17,643
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Santamarinellesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00058
Dialing code0766
Patron saintSt. Joseph
Saint dayMarch 19
WebsiteOfficial 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 Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman bathing resort.[3]

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" 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.

Twin towns - Sister Cities

References

Media related to Santa Marinella at Wikimedia Commons



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