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 
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  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(s) | 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 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. 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
