Comune in Lazio, Italy
Fiumicino
Comune di Fiumicino Aerial view of Fiumicino
Coat of arms
Fiumicino within the Metropolitan City of Rome
Location of Fiumicino in Lazio
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Show map of Lazio Coordinates: 41°46′N 12°14′E / 41.767°N 12.233°E / 41.767; 12.233 Country Italy Region Lazio Metropolitan city Rome (RM)Frazioni Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci" , Ara Nova, Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene , Isola Sacra , Le Vignole , Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro , Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata, Tragliatella • Mayor Mario Baccini • Total 213 km2 (82 sq mi) Elevation
1 m (3 ft) • Total 80,000 • Density 380/km2 (970/sq mi) Demonym Fiumicinesi Time zone UTC+1 (CET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+2 (CEST )Postal code 00050, 00054, 00057
Dialing code 06 Patron saint Hippolytus of Rome Saint day 5 October Website Official website
Fiumicino (Italian: [fjumiˈtʃiːno] comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome , Lazio , central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019).[2] Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport , the busiest airport in Italy and the tenth-busiest in Europe , which serves Rome and much of central Italy.
History
Etymology
The name literally means little river . The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with like-named Fiumicino , a small river near Rimini .
Recent history
Fiumicino became a comune Rome , being almost totally included in the former Municipio XIV .
On 24 August 2013, a small mud volcano popped up at the centre of the via Coccia di Morto roundabout .[3]
Geography
Located by the Tyrrhenian coast . Fiumicino borders the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia , Cerveteri , Ladispoli and Rome . It is on the northern side of the mouth of the river Tiber , next to Ostia .[4]
It includes the hamlets (frazioni Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci" , Ara Nova (or Aranova), Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene , Isola Sacra , Le Vignole , Maccarese , Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro (or Passoscuro), Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torre in Pietra, Tragliata and Tragliatella.
Economy
Fiumicino is home to the largest airport in Italy, the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport , which includes the Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station .
In addition, Fiumicino has a large fishing center on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast and a sea resort.[citation needed
Education
The Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Leonardo da Vinci is in Fiumicino.[5]
Transport
The "Leonardo Da Vinci" International Airport , also known as "Rome–Fiumicino", lies in the north-eastern suburb of the town. It is served by the A91 motorway from Rome and by the Roman Suburban Railway line FL1 .
The municipality contains the railway stations of Fiumicino Aeroporto and Parco Leonardo, both on the line FL1. Airport station is also served by a non-stop train from/to Roma Termini named the Leonardo Express .
The other stations within the municipality, Maccarese–Fregene and Torre in Pietra–Palidoro, are on the Rome–Pisa line . The branch line from Parco Leonardo to the town's centre, including the stations of Porto, Fiumicino and Fiumicino Porto Canale, was closed in 2000.[6]
The church of Santa Maria della Salute
The harbor by the Tiber′s mouth
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