Fiumicino



Comune in Lazio, Italy



































Fiumicino
Comune
Comune di Fiumicino

Aerial view of Fiumicino
Aerial view of Fiumicino


Coat of arms of Fiumicino
Coat of arms

Fiumicino within the Metropolitan City of Rome
Fiumicino within the Metropolitan City of Rome


Location of Fiumicino







Fiumicino is located in Italy

Fiumicino

Fiumicino



Location of Fiumicino in Lazio

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Fiumicino is located in Lazio

Fiumicino

Fiumicino



Fiumicino (Lazio)

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Coordinates: 41°46′N 12°14′E / 41.767°N 12.233°E / 41.767; 12.233
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
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
Government

 • MayorEsterino Montino
Area

 • Total213 km2 (82 sq mi)
Elevation

1 m (3 ft)
Population
(30 September 2015)[1]

 • Total77,870
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fiumicinesi
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00050, 00054, 00057
Dialing code06
Patron saintHippolytus of Rome
Saint dayOctober 5
WebsiteOfficial website

Fiumicino (Italian: [fjumiˈtʃiːno]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 77,870 (2015).[1] It is famous for the presence of the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the sixth busiest in Europe.




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Etymology


    • 1.2 Recent history



  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Education


  • 5 Transport


  • 6 Personalities


  • 7 Gallery


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links




History



Etymology


The name literally means little river. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with its namesake, Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini.



Recent history


Fiumicino became a comune in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of 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.[2]



Geography


Located by the Tyrrhenian coast. Fiumicino borders with the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Cerveteri, Ladispoli and Rome. It lies in the northern side of the mouth of Tiber river, next to Ostia.[3]


It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of 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. The city also houses the head offices of Alitalia and Blue Panorama Airlines.[4][5]


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.[6]



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 counts 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 Leonardo Express.


The other stations within the municipality, Maccarese-Fregene and Torre in Pietra-Palidoro, are part of the Rome-Pisa line. The branch line from Parco Leonardo to the town's centre, counting the stations of Porto, Fiumicino and Fiumicino Porto Canale, was closed in 2000.[7]



Personalities



  • Mauro Galvano (b. 1964), boxer


  • Gabriele Maruotti (b. 1988), volleyball player


  • Simone Tiribocchi (b. 1978), football player


Gallery


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See also



  • Portus

  • Isola Sacra

  • 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking

  • Rome and Vienna airport attacks


References




  1. ^ ab (in Italian) Source: Istat 2015


  2. ^ Mini volcano pops up in Rome | euronews


  3. ^ 41575 (x a j h) Fiumicino on OpenStreetMap


  4. ^ "Copyright." Alitalia. Retrieved on 9 June 2010.


  5. ^ "Contact Us". Blue Panorama Airlines. 2013. Retrieved 29 April. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em "Blue Panorama Airlines 00054 Fiumicino - Viale delle Arti 123 Pal. D"


  6. ^ "Istituto di Instruzione Superiore Leonardo da Vinci Retrieved on July 24, 2015. Old website


  7. ^ (in Italian) Decree of suppression of the line Bivio Porto-Fiumicino (Italian Ministry of Transport)




External links





  • (in Italian) Comune of Fiumicino


  • (in Italian) Fiumicino on comuni-italiani.it








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