Lanuvio

Lanuvio
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome  (RM)
Coordinates	41 ° 41 '  N , 12 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 40 '31 "  N , 12 ° 41' 54"  E
height	324  m slm
surface	43 km²
Residents	13,253 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	308 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	00075
prefix	06
ISTAT number	058050
Popular name	Lanuvini or Civitani
Patron saint	San Flippo e Giacomo
Website	Lanuvio
Lanuvio

Lanuvio (in ancient times Lanuvium , until 1914 Civita Lavinia ) is an Italian commune in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Lazio region with 13,253 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Surname

In ancient times the place was called Lanuvium . But the form Lanivium also appeared in inscriptions , especially during the imperial era . The origin of the name is unknown. In 1358 the place is mentioned again for the first time since ancient times with the name Civita Lanuvina . Civita Lavinia later became the official name until the place was renamed Lanuvio again in 1914 .

geography

Location of Lanuvio in the province of Rome

Lanuvio is 34 km southeast of Rome and 37 km northwest of Latina . The historic center of Lanuvio is located on a hill of the Colli Lanuvini , the southern foothills of the Alban Mountains , with a commanding view over the plain to the sea. The municipality extends over a height of 64  m slm to 326  m slm and extends into the Pontine plain . Lanuvio is one of the municipalities of the Castelli Romani .

The community is located in earthquake zone 2 (medium risk).

The neighboring municipalities are Ariccia , Genzano di Roma , Velletri , Genzano di Roma and Aprilia ( LT ) in clockwise order .

traffic

• Lanuvio is 26 km from the Valmontone junction on the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway.
• The main trunk road is the SS 7 Via Appia , which crosses the town.
• Via Nettunense (state road SS 207), which leads to Anzio , passes the western border of the municipality .
• Lanuvio has a train station on the FR4 Rome-Velletri regional line .
• The Campoleone district has a train station on the Roma – Formia – Napoli line . The station is also served by the regional trains FR7 Rome-Formia
• and FR8 Rom-Nettuno served.
• The nearest international airport, Rome Fiumicino, is 50 km away.

history

Statue of Juno Sospita Lanuvium, now in the Sala Rotonda in the Museo Pio-Clementino (Vatican Museums)

According to legend, Lanuvium was founded by Diomedes after his return from the Trojan War . It seems more likely that it was founded as a colony in the nearby Alba Longa .

The ancient Lanuvium was a member of the Latin League and remained until the conquest of Rome in 338 BC. Chr. Independent. At first Lanuvium did not receive Roman citizenship, but later it did; Even in imperial times, the highest magistrate and the municipal council carried the titles of dictator and senate, respectively .

Lanuvium was famous for its rich and heavily frequented temple of Juno Sospita , from which Octavian came in 31 BC. Chr. Borrowed money, and his possessions, which extended to the coast. The cult of Juno goes back to the archaic cult of a goat goddess. Lanuvium owned other temples that Antoninus Pius , who was born nearby, like Commodus , had them restored.

Remnants of the old theater and city walls still exist in the modern city; to the north of the city wall there is an area surrounded by a portico in opus reticulatum , on the north side of which is a rectangular building in opus quadratum , which may have been connected to the Juno temple. Decorative archaic terracotta was discovered here during excavations carried out by the English ambassador to Italy, Lord Savile, which were not scientifically accompanied . The acropolis of the original city was probably on the highest point a little north of the temple. The area around the city, which now consists of vineyards, contains the remains of many Roman villas , one of which is traditionally attributed to Antoninus Pius.

With the closure of the temple of Juno Sospita, which had been the beating heart of Lanuvium for a good millennium, by the edicts of Emperor Theodosius I in 391, the city began to decline. In the Middle Ages, a Benedictine monastery was founded on the spot . Civita Lanuvina , as the settlement was now called, was in 1410 by John XXIII. (Antipope) to hand over the Colonna . In 1564 Giuliano Cesarini bought the place for 105,000 Scudi from Colonna. In 1870 Lanuvio came to the Kingdom of Italy as part of the Papal States .

During the Second World War , Lanuvio suffered severe destruction on February 17, 1944 when the Allies marched in an air raid .

Population development

year	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011
Residents	926	1,481	2,204	2,636	3,846	5,228	8,177	9,994	13.006

Source: ISTAT

politics

Luigi Galieti (Lista Civica: Lanuvio Per La Democrazia) was elected mayor in May 2012. He won the election with 48.81% of the vote against his predecessor Umberto Leoni from the center-left alliance L'Unione , against whom he was narrowly defeated in 2007. His citizens' list Galieti Sindaco provided 7 of the 10 municipal councilors at that time. Galieti was re-elected on June 11, 2017.

Mayor of Lanuvio:

• 2002-2007: Rossano De Santis
• 2007–2012: Umberto Leoni
• since 2012: Luigi Galieti

coat of arms

The coat of arms represents the ancient goddess Juno Sospita Mater Regina together with her snake, to whom a temple was dedicated in the ancient Lanuvium.

Partner municipality

• Centuripe in Sicily , since 1974.

religion

The majority of the inhabitants of Lanuvio belong to the Roman Catholic religious community. The community belongs to the diocese of Albano and has three parishes. The eastern districts of Pietrara and Presciano, on the other hand, are part of the diocese of Velletri-Segni .

Attractions

Ponte Loreto

• The extensive medieval city wall with five round towers goes back to the time after 1347. It includes parts of the ancient wall.
• In 1914 the ancient Arx , the temple of Juno Sospita and a theater from Roman times were excavated on the Colle di San Lorenzo . A small part of the portico of the temple area has been restored. Modern excavations provide further knowledge about the ancient local history. The portico from the time of Antoninus Pius can be seen in the publicly accessible park of Villa Sforza Cesarini.
• The Palazzo Colonna remained unfinished after it was sold to Giuliano Cesarini in 1564 and therefore looks like a stone.
• Opposite it is the Collegiata Santa Maria Maggiore with baroque exterior and interior design with the grave monument of Prospero Colonna, Duke of the Marserland.
• The city museum is housed in the town hall. It shows many finds from the modern excavations, including a depot of terracotta figurines from an illegal excavation that was secured by the financial police.
• The small church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on Via Delle Grazie south of the city center, once part of a Franciscan convent, was built in Renaissance form in 1523 and contains a picture of the eponymous Maria with child.
• Noticeably south of the old town on Via Astura is the single-arched ancient bridge Ponte Loreto with part of the street mentioned, which led to Antium .

Culinary specialties

In Lanuvio the DOC wines Colli Lanuvini and Colli Lanuvini superiore are produced in red and white form.

sons and daughters of the town

• Antoninus Pius (86–161), Roman emperor
• Commodus (161–192), Roman emperor
• Prospero Colonna (1452–1523), condottiere and duke of the Marserland
• Marcantonio Colonna (1535–1584), Prince and Duke of Paliano , admiral of the papal naval department in the naval battle of Lepanto in early October 1571
• Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (1892–1979), tenor
• Sandro Bellucci (* 1955), athlete

Web links

Commons : Lanuvio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• romeartlover (Italian, English)
• Lanuvio 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. ^ Appian, Civil Wars 2, 20 ( English translation ).
4. ^ Edward Herbert Bunbury:  Lanuvium . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.
5. ↑ Philip : Lanuvium . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 1, Stuttgart 1924, Col. 694.
6. ^ Luigi Devoti: Castelli Romani . Libreria Cavour, Frascati 2008, p. 148-150 .
7. ^ Election page of the Ministry of the Interior
8. ↑ Statute of the municipality  ( 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. pdf. (Italian), accessed July 27, 2013  
9. ^ Diocese of Albano (Italian), accessed December 20, 2015
10. ↑ Description of the excavations on the municipality's homepage ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2015 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. (Italian) 
11. ↑ Description of the excavations (Italian)
12. ↑ Description of the Ponte Loreto with photos ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2017 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. (German) 
13. ↑ Homepage of the community ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2012 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.