Aprilia (Lazio)

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Aprilia
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Aprilia (Italy)
Aprilia
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Latina  (LT)
Coordinates 41 ° 36 '  N , 12 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 35 '39 "  N , 12 ° 38' 55"  E
height 80  m slm
surface 177.70 km²
Residents 74,961 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 422 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 04011 (city center), 04010 (districts)
prefix 06
ISTAT number 059001
Popular name Apriliani
Patron saint San Michele Arcangelo
Website Aprilia
Church of San Michele in the center of Aprilia
Church of San Michele in the center of Aprilia

Aprilia is a town in the province of Latina in the Italian region of Lazio with 74,961 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

location

Location of Aprilia in the province of Latina

Aprilia is 42 km south of Rome and 27 km northwest of Latina .

It lies between the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Alban Mountains in the Pontine Plain . The districts of Campoverde, Campoleone, Campo di Carne and Carano belong to Aprilia. The ancient longula was excavated near the district of Buon Riposo .

The municipality extends over a height of 7 to 162 m slm

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

The neighboring parishes in clockwise direction are Nettuno ( RM ), Anzio (RM), Ardea (RM), Ariccia (RM), Lanuvio (RM), Velletri (RM), Cisterna di Latina and Latina .

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history

Aprilia was the fourth city to be founded in the Pontine Marshes, which had been drained since 1930, after Littoria , Sabaudia and Pontinia . The city was founded by Benito Mussolini on April 25, 1936 and officially inaugurated on October 29, 1937. It got its name from its founding month April, or from the Venus Aprilia , the fertile Venus.

Located on a direct route between Anzio and Rome, Aprilia was the focus of the Battle of Rome in 1944 and was bombed by the Allies. (See Operation Shingle .)

After the Second World War, the city began to transform from an agricultural center to an industrial city.

Population development
year 1871 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011
Residents 413 533 821 1,284 2,237 6,943 28,349 47,037 56,028 66,958

Source: ISTAT

politics

Mayor and City Council

Domenico D'Alessio ( Partito Socialista Italiano ) was elected mayor in June 2009. His alliance of citizen lists also has a majority in the municipal council with 18 out of 30 seats. His predecessor Calogero Santangelo (center-right list) was elected mayor for the second time in May 2006. After 19 local councilors expressed their distrust in January 2009, Santangelo resigned and paved the way for new elections on 6/7. June 2009 free.

Domenico D'Alessio died unexpectedly on February 26, 2012. He was represented by Antonio Terra until a new election. In 2013 Terra was elected mayor. When he was re-elected in June 2018, his list won 15 out of 22 seats.

Town twinning

Sister cities of Aprilia are:

coat of arms

Five swallows in flight on a blue sign.

religion

The majority of the residents of Aprilia belong to the Roman Catholic faith community. The city belongs to the diocese of Albano and has eleven parishes.

Web links

Commons : Aprilia (Latium)  - Collection of images, 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. ^ Italian civil defense
  3. ^ Information from the Ministry of the Interior
  4. ^ Lutto ad Aprilia, per un malore muore il sindaco D'Alessio. La Repubblica , February 27, 2012, accessed March 23, 2012 (Italian).
  5. ^ Governo italiano, Ministero dell'Interno: Elezioni Comunali 10/06/2018, Comune Aprilia
  6. ↑ Website Città di Aprilia - Gemellaggi , accessed on February 13, 2020
  7. ^ Diocese of Albano (Italian), accessed December 20, 2015