Anzio

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Anzio
coat of arms
Anzio (Italy)
Anzio
Country Italy
region Lazio
Metropolitan city Rome  (RM)
Coordinates 41 ° 27 '  N , 12 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 26 '50 "  N , 12 ° 37' 43"  E
height 3  m slm
surface 43.43 km²
Residents 57,951 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,334 inhabitants / km²
Factions Anzio Colonia, Marechiaro, Cincinnato, Falasche, Villa Claudia, Lavinio Stazione, Lavinio Mare, Padiglione, Lido dei Gigli, Lido dei Pini
Post Code 00042
prefix 06
ISTAT number 058007
Popular name Anziati
Patron saint Saint Anthony of Padua
Website Anzio
Anzio coast
Anzio coast

Anzio ( Latin Antium ) is an Italian city that belongs to the metropolitan city of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio , with 57,951 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Anzio

geography

Location of Anzio in the metropolitan city of Rome

Anzio is 58 km south of Rome and 26 km west of Latina . The city center is located on the cape of the same name on the Tyrrhenian Sea . To the north is the newly built Anzio Colonia district. This is followed along the coast by the districts of Lido di Marechiaro, Lido delle Sirene, Lido di Cincinatto, Lavinio Lido di Enea, Lido dei Gigli and Lido dei Pini. Inland as part of the Pontine Plain are the districts of Miglioramento, Marechiaro, Villa Claudia, Falasche, Lavinio Stazione, Padiglione, Spadellata and Cavallo Morte. The municipality extends from 0 to 83  m slm

The beaches Levante, Lido di Lavinia and Ponente have been awarded the Blue Flag .

The community is located in earthquake zone 3 (little risk).

The neighboring parishes , clockwise, are Ardea , Aprilia ( LT ) and Nettuno .

traffic

Anzio has been linked to Rome by the Via Ardeatina since ancient times . Today, however, the Strada Statale 207 Nettunense , which connects the city to Strada Statale 148 Pontina at Aprilia, is more important.

Within the city, the train stations Anzio, Anzio Colonia, Marechiaro, Villa Claudia, Lavinio and Padiglione are on the regional line FL8 Rome-Nettuno .

From Anzio hydrofoils go to the Pontine Islands .

history

In Roman times , the place with the Latin name Antium was a popular seaside resort, in which noble Romans owned a villa . Excavations there brought to light valuable art objects and prove the high cultural level of the ruling class.

Antium was, until its conquest by the Romans in 468 BC. BC, the capital of the Volscians . According to legend, the patrician Coriolanus was executed in Antium; Shakespeare also has some scenes from his tragedy Coriolan played here. Coriolanus took over the Volscian power here. After the last unsuccessful uprising (338 BC) the city was razed. The keel spurs of the Antium ships adorned the stands of the Roman Forum . During the Confederate War, Antium was on Sulla's side and was defeated by Marius's troops around 87 BC. Looted BC.

Later, towards the end of the Roman Republic , Antium became a seaside resort for the Roman patricians. The place was only a day's journey from Rome, far enough to get away from the turmoil and unrest in Rome, close enough to be back in Rome quickly if necessary. When Cicero returned from exile, he collected the devastated remains of his libraries in the hope that his scrolls would be safe there. Mighty Romans built villas by the sea in Antium. Maecenas owned a villa in Antium. Of these villas, that of Nero was the most famous. He had the old villa, in which Augustus had been appointed pater patriae by a Roman delegation , demolished and a larger one built in the same place. His villa was used by all his successors up to the Severers . The ruins can be seen today on Anzio beach.

The city fell into disrepair in the Middle Ages. In 1378 a sea battle took place near Anzio, in which the Venetian admiral Vettor Pisani defeated the Genoese fleet.

On January 22, 1944, American and British forces landed behind the German lines in central Italy as part of Operation Shingle at Anzio and east at Nettuno; the battle for the bridgehead, which was sealed off by German troops, lasted around four months (the Allies broke out on May 23, 1944).

Population development

Caldara Gate
year 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011
Residents 1,562 3,449 5,340 7,025 10,685 22,927 33,497 36,952 49,790

Source ISTAT

politics

With the election of June 10, 2018, Candido De Angelis (center-right) was elected as the new mayor.

Town twinning

A partnership is sought with

religion

The majority of the inhabitants of Anzio belong to the Roman Catholic religious community. The city belongs to the diocese of Albano and has eleven parishes.

Attractions

  • Ruin of the Villa Nero on the beach. The statue of Apollo von Belvedere was found here at the end of the 15th century and the statue of the Borghese fencer in the 17th century .

Museums

  • The Villa Adele houses the Museo dello Sbarco, which deals with the Allied landing in Anzio in 1944 .
  • Archaeological finds can be seen in the Museo Civico Archeologico.

sons and daughters of the town

literature

Web links

Commons : Anzio  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ blueflag.org ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.blueflag.org
  3. ^ Italian civil defense
  4. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT . Population statistics from the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, as of December 31, 2011.
  5. ^ Town twinning association Bad Pyrmont
  6. ↑ City partnership association Bad Pyrmont ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.anziodiva.it
  7. ↑ www.anzionettuno.com ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.anzionettuno.com
  8. ^ Diocese of Albano (Italian), accessed December 20, 2015
  9. ^ Ferdinand Gregorovius: Years of Wandering in Italy in the Gutenberg-DE project