Genzano di Roma

Genzano di Roma
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome  (RM)
Coordinates	41 ° 42 '  N , 12 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 42 '25 "  N , 12 ° 41' 20"  E
height	435  m slm
surface	18 km²
Residents	23,755 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,320 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	00045
prefix	06
ISTAT number	058043
Popular name	Genzanesi
Patron saint	San Tommaso da Villanova
Website	Genzano

Genzano di Roma

Genzano with Lago di Nemi (1929)

Genzano di Roma is a city in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio with 23,755 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 29 kilometers southeast of Rome .

geography

Genzano is located in the Alban Mountains above Lake Nemi , an extinct volcano. The old town lies on the former rim of the crater in a panoramic position. It belongs to the municipalities of the Castelli Romani .

population

1871	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001
4,911	7,053	8,564	10,319	15,317	20,570	22,178

politics

On May 3, 2019, Nicola Di Matteo was appointed Commissario Straordinario in place of a mayor.

Twin cities

•  Merseburg
•  Châtillon (near Paris )
•  Mokotów (district of Warsaw )

religion

The majority of the inhabitants of Genzano belong to the Roman Catholic religious community. The city belongs to the diocese of Albano and has three parishes. The eastern districts of Landi and Colli di Cicerone belong to the diocese of Velletri-Segni .

Culture

• September 18 : Feast of the namesake San Tommaso da Villanova
• Infiorata: Every year on the weekend of Corpus Christi, the Infiorata (the flower festival) has been taking place for over 200 years , during which a huge carpet of flowers is laid out in Via Italo Belardi, showing various images on approx. 2000 m². The famous French-Danish ballet master August Bournonville first staged the related ballet Blomsterfesten i Genzano in 1858 .

Culinary specialties

The DOC wines Colli Lanuvini and Colli Lanuvini superiore are produced in Genzano .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Angelo Jacobini (* 1825; † 1886), Cardinal of the Curia
• Alfredo Panella (* 1896; † unknown), motorcycle racer

Connected to the community

• The German writer Michael Ende , author of the books Momo and The Neverending Story , lived here for many years .
• The actress Laura Antonelli lived here until 2009, after which she moved to Ladispoli for health reasons .
• The journalist, writer and cultural historian Gustav René Hocke had his last residence in Genzano di Roma and died there.

literature

• Axel Christoph Gampp: The periphery as the center: strategies of urban development in the Roman area 1600–1730. The examples Ariccia, Genzano and Zagarolo = manuscripts for art history in the Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft 50. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft , Worms 1996. ISBN 978-3-88462-949-9

Web links

Commons : Genzano di Roma  - 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. ↑ ISTAT
3. ^ Diocese of Albano (Italian), accessed December 20, 2015