Ardea

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Ardea
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome  (RM)
Coordinates	41 ° 36 '  N , 12 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 36 '27 "  N , 12 ° 32' 31"  E
height	37  m slm
surface	50 km²
Residents	50,953 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	1,019 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	00040
prefix	06
ISTAT number	058117
Popular name	Ardeatini
Patron saint	St. Peter
Website	Ardea
Church of San Pietro Apostolo

Ardea is an Italian city in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Lazio region with 50,953 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Location of Ardea in the province of Rome

Ardea is 36 km south of Rome and 39 km northwest of Latina .

The municipality of Ardea extends from the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea to the edge of the Alban Mountains and includes part of the Pontine plain . The old town itself is located on a tuff hill, the outermost foothills of the Albanian Mountains and a witness to its volcanic activity. With the drainage of the Pontine Marshes, the plain south of the old town was heavily populated, as was the coastal strip with its continuous sandy beach.

The districts of Ardea are Marina di Ardea and Tor San Lorenzo Lido along the coast and Banditella, Castagnetta, Castagnola, Colle Romito, Montagnano, Nuova California, Nuova Florida, Rio Verde and Tor San Lorenzo in the hinterland. The municipal area extends over a height of 0  m slm to 142  m slm

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

The neighboring municipalities are Pomezia , Rome , Albano Laziale , Ariccia , Aprilia ( LT ) and Anzio in clockwise order .

traffic

• Ardea gave its name to the ancient Via Ardeatina , which today forms the northern city limits, but no longer plays a role for long-distance traffic.
• SR 148 The most important trunk road is the SR 148 Via Pontina from Rome to Terracina , which has four lanes in the urban area. The SP 601 Ostia - Anzio runs along the coast.
• The municipality of Ardea is crossed by the Roma-Formia-Napoli railway line , but the city does not have its own train station. The nearest train stations are in Santa Palomba (Pomezia) and Campoleone (Aprilia).

history

Antique city gate

The territory of Ardea has been inhabited since ancient times. The oldest graves that have been found date from the 2nd millennium BC. In the Iron Age there were three villages in the urban area.

Mythical foundation

According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus , the city was founded by Ardeas , son of Odysseus and Kirke . According to other sources ( Virgil , Pliny the Elder ) it is a foundation of Danaë . Ardea plays a role in the Aeneid as the seat of Turnus , king of the Rutuls and Aeneas' opponent . The war of King Tarquinius Superbus also belongs to the realm of legends.

Ardea in ancient times

In a treaty between Rome and Carthage from 509 BC Ardea is mentioned as an ally of Rome. According to Livy , the city was founded in 390 BC. Destroyed by the Gauls. After that the independence ends and 340 BC It appears as a colony of Rome . The city began to decline in the late Republic. Ardea suffered greatly in the civil wars between Marius and Sulla and was already completely ruined in the last days of the republic . However, villas were built along the road to the sea during the imperial era.

Ardea from the Middle Ages to modern times

Since the time of the Great Migration, Ardea has been reduced to a small fortified place on the site of today's old town. In 1130, the antipope Anaklet II gave Ardea to the Benedictines of Saint Paul Outside the Walls , on which the foundation of the Church of San Pietro probably goes back. In 1419 Pope Martin V gave the place to his family, the Colonna . Later it came to the Cesarini . However, Ardea remained an insignificant village, the population of which hardly exceeded 100 people.

Ardea in the 20th century

With the drainage of the Pontine Marshes from 1932, the plain around Ardea was repopulated. Ardea became part of the newly established municipality of Pomezia . In 1970 Ardea was spun off and became an independent municipality in the province of Rome. 1995 Ardea got the town charter.

Population development

year	1871	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	142	183	283	443	772	2.163	6,197	16,854	26,711

Source: ISTAT

politics

mayor

Mario Savarese (Movimento Cinque Stelle) was elected as the new Mayor on June 11, 2017 and confirmed on June 26.

Mayor of Ardea:

• 2001–2004: Roberta Ucci (center-right)
• 2004–2012: Carlo Eufemi, ( PdL )
• 2012–2017: Luca Di Fiori ( PdL )
• since 2017: Mario Savarese ( Movimento 5 Stelle )

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a silver heron in flight on a horizontally divided shield above on a red background. Below on a light blue field an ancient (Greek) ship in gold with a silver sail over sea waves. The heron alludes to the Latin meaning of ardea for heron. The ship is a reference to the founding legend of the city, which is said to have been founded by Ardeas , son of Odysseus. The coat of arms in its current form was awarded by the President on October 30, 2008.

Twin cities

• Rielasingen-Worblingen im Hegau , Baden-Württemberg , since 2002
• Argos , Peloponnese since 2007

religion

The majority of the inhabitants of Ardea belong to the Roman Catholic Church . The city belongs to the diocese of Albano and has five parishes.

Attractions

• The church of Santa Maria is in the cemetery at the foot of the Borgo Antico . According to an inscription, it was built in 1191 by Cencio Savelli, later Pope Honorius III. built.
• The church of San Pietro Apostolo in Borgo Antico from the 12th century still contains remains of the previous building, an ancient temple.

• The Museo Manzù contains a large part of the work of the artist Giacomo Manzù, who died in Ardea in 1991 . It is managed as a branch of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna .

Archaeological excavations

In numerous places in the urban area of ​​Ardea the rich testimonies of the past have been and are being excavated.

• Today's old town ( Borgo Antico ) occupies the ancient acropolis. It is still with remains of the city wall from the 7th century BC. Surrounded. The foundations of two Hellenistic temples were found in the area of ​​the Acropolis. ( Map )
• About 500 m northeast of the Acropolis, the forum with two temples from the 6th and 7th centuries BC was built in the Casalinaccio district. And a basilica (approx. 100 BC) uncovered. ( Map )
• 300 m from the current mouth of the Incastro River into the Mediterranean Sea, a fortified port facility with temples from the 4th to 3rd centuries BC was built in 1998. Excavated. The complex was identified with the Castrum Inuì , which is mentioned in the Aeneid . ( Map )
• Below the Borgo Antico is a hypogeum, discovered in 1964, with early Christian painting.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Leo V (Pope) , 9th century

literature

• Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3rd, updated edition. DuMont, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .

Web links

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

• Ardea on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

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. ^ Christian Hülsen : Ardea. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 612 f.
4. ^ Edward Herbert Bunbury:  Ardea . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.
5. ↑ Johann Heinrich Westphal , The Roman Campaign presented in topographical and antiquarian terms , pp. 14–15. Berlin 1829. Digitized in the Google book search.
6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2008 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.  
7. ↑ Decree of the President of the Republic of Italy of October 30, 2008  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Diocese of Albano (Italian), accessed December 20, 2015
9. ↑ Homepage of Ardea ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian)  
10. ↑ Homepage of Ardea ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian)  
11. ↑ Homepage of the Museo Manzù ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ Homepage of Ardea ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian)  
13. ↑ Homepage of Ardea ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian)  
14. ^ Edward Herbert Bunbury:  Castrum Inui . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.
15. ↑ www.italiavirtualtour.it