Ponte Galeria

Ponte Galeria is the 41st zona of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials Z. XLI. Geographically it was part of Agro Romano. The zone belongs to the Municipio XI.

Ponte Galeria
Zona of Rome
The north entrance of Fiera di Roma.
Position of the zona within the city
Country Italy
RegionLatium
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
 • Total16.5982 sq mi (42.9891 km2)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total11,973
 • Density721.3/sq mi (278.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

The area of Ponte Galeria, populated since the Paleolithic, is the junction between two important roads, Via Portuense and Via della Magliana, as well as between two waterways, the river Tiber and the Rio Galeria. The latter, the ancient Careia, was controlled by the Etruscans and, later, by the Romans, that left notable vestiges (the bridge, an aqueduct, a necropolis).

In the 8th century, Pope Hadrian I built here a domusculta (a large fortified farm), which was later turned into a castle by Pope Gregory IV. The following Popes too showed their interest in the area, as they ordered many times the restoration of the ancient bridge and, in order to finance the works, it was established a tribute that had to be paid by the ships that went up the river Tiber.

The Fascist regime promoted a number of development interventions, the construction of a glass industry and of a rail interchange, and promoted a massive reclamation of the area.

The zone includes a well known immigrants identification center (CIE) and the seat of the Regional Council of Lazio

Geography

The territory of Ponte Galeria includes the urban zone 15 G Ponte Galeria.

Boundaries

The zone borders, to the north, with Zona Castel di Guido (Z. XLV), whose boundary is marked by Via di Monte Carnevale, Via di Castel Malnome, Via del Ponte di Malnome and Via della Pisana, up to the Grande Raccordo Anulare.

To the east, the zone borders with Zona La Pisana (Z. XLIV) and with Zona Magliana Vecchia (Z. XL), being separated from both by the stretch of the Grande Raccordo Anulare between Via della Pisana and the river Tiber.

Southward, Ponte Galeria borders with Zona Mezzocammino (Z. XXXI) and with Zona Acilia Nord (Z. XXXII): the border is outlined by the stretch of the Tiber between the Grande Raccordo Anulare and the comune of Fiumicino.

Westward, the zone borders with the municipality of Fiumicino.

Historical subdivision

The territory of Ponte Galeria includes, in addition to the frazione of the same name, three more frazioni: Piana del Sole, Ponte Galeria-La Pisana and Spallette.

Odonymy

Odonyms of the zone are mainly dedicated to engineers (especially hydraulic engineers, with reference to the reclamation of the area in the 1930s) and to Italian localities: in the frazione of Piana del Sole, streets are named after towns of Piedmont, while in the frazione of Spallette roads are named after towns of Sardinia. Odonyms of the zone can be categorized as follows:

Places of interest

Religious buildings
  • Chiesuola Serlupi, in Via della Chiesuola. A 17th-century chapel. 41.820881°N 12.342516°E / 41.820881; 12.342516
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Madre della Divina Grazia, in Largo Domus de Maria. A 20th-century church. 41.819583°N 12.347939°E / 41.819583; 12.347939
a parish belonging to the Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina.
a modernist complex by architect Tommaso Valle, it also includes a chapel.

Military buildings
Polizia di Stato barracks, dedicated to the police officer Stefano Gelsomini, who died while coming to the aid of people injured in a car crash.

Archaeological sites

Natural areas

References
  1. Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
  2. Antonello Anappo. "Necropoli di Malnome". Arvalia Storia, 242.

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