Lido di Ostia
Lido di Ostia (in everyday parlance simply Ostia ) is a suburb of Rome , on the Tiber and the Tyrrhenian Sea . It belongs to the 10th Ostia Municipality .
location
Lido di Ostia is located approx. 28 km southwest of the Roman city center on the Tyrrhenian Sea. In the north is the mouth of the Tiber and forms the boundary to the city of Fiumicino . In the south is the nature reserve of Castel Fusano and in the east about 3 km away on the Tiber is the ancient city and archaeological site of Ostia Antica .
history
In ancient times , today's beach was three kilometers from the coast in the sea; Back then, ancient Ostia, which is now inland, was still on the water. Today's coastline was only through siltation due to Tiber alluvial deposits . In the 19th century there were salt pans and swampy terrain here.
In 1883 day laborers from Romagna settled and began to reclaim . In 1908, the establishment as a coastal suburb of Rome was officially approved and, under Benito Mussolini , it was linked to the capital in 1927 with the construction of the Via del mare , Italy's first motorway .
After World War II , several bathing facilities were built on the coast and Ostia became a popular vacation spot for tourists. Due to water pollution in the 1970s, the seaside resort's popularity fell.
Since 1956, Lido di Ostia has been a popular place to live for airport staff at the then new Fiumicino Airport . In 1976 Ostia became part of the XIII. Munizipium , today the Xth municipality , of Rome.
Infrastructure
The main traffic point in Lido di Ostia is the Roma Porta San Paolo – Cristoforo Colombo railway , which connects Ostia with Rome and carries over 90,000 passengers per day. Stops in Lido are Ostia Lido Nord , Ostia Lido Centro . During the rush hour , there are twelve trips per hour on the route.
In addition, the Via del Mare (SS8) connects the suburb with Rome.
Web links
- Website (italian)
- Metro. Metropolitana di Roma (English)
Coordinates: 41 ° 44 ' N , 12 ° 17' E