Minturno

Minturno
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Latina (LT)
Coordinates	41 ° 16 ' N , 13 ° 45' E Coordinates: 41 ° 15 '44 " N , 13 ° 44' 47" E
height	141 m slm
surface	42 km²
Residents	20,290 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	483 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Scauri, Marina di Minturno, Tremensuoli, Tufo, Santa Maria Infante, Pulcherini
Post Code	04026
prefix	0771
ISTAT number	059014
Popular name	Minturnesi
Patron saint	Madonna delle Grazie
Website	Minturno

Minturno is an Italian city in the province of Latina in the Lazio region with 20,290 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Collegiata (collegiate church) San Pietro, core 9th century, restoration 12th century, changes from a. of the interior in the 16th u. 18th century

geography

Location of Minturno in the province of Latina

Minturno is located 153 km southeast of Rome , 89 km southeast of Latina and 72 km northwest of Naples . The old town is located on a hill, the most south-westerly foothills of the Monti Aurunci , above the coastal plain on the Tyrrhenian Sea west of the mouth of the Garigliano . The seaside resorts of Scauri and Marina di Minturno are also located in the municipality. In contrast, the districts of Pulcherini, Santa Maria Infante, Tremensuoli and Tufo are old villages in the hill country behind the coast.

The municipality extends over a height of 0 m slm to 205 m slm

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

The neighboring municipalities are Coreno Ausonio ( FR ), Formia , Santi Cosma e Damiano , Sessa Aurunca ( CE ), Spigno Saturnia .

traffic

Minturno has been accessed from the Via Appia , today State Road 7 , since ancient times , whose long-distance traffic function is now taken over by the multi-lane SS 7 quater. From this the Via Ausonia, SS 630, branches off, which connects Minturno with Cassino and the Autostrada del Sole A1 .

The Minturno-Scauri station connects the city to the Rome – Formia – Naples line.

history

Via Appia in Minturnae

Minturnae

The ancient Minturnae belonged to the five-city confederation of the Aurunker , the Pentapolis Aurunca . 314 BC BC Ausona , Vescia and Miturnae were destroyed by the Romans. With the construction of the Via Appia from 312 BC The city began to rise again. 296 BC BC Minturno became a Roman colony. The city was surrounded by a wall and a castrum was built. Minturno had a large forum, many temples, thermal baths, a theater and an amphitheater. 88 BC BC Gaius Marius managed to escape from Sulla with the help of citizens from Minturnae to embark for Africa. In ancient times, Minturnae was known for the excellent quality of its crabs. Athenaeus reports that the gourmet Marcus Gavius Apicius stayed in Minturnae mainly because of these crabs.

Traetto

Minturnae was believed to have been destroyed by the Saracens between 580 and 590 AD . The surviving residents founded the fortified village of Traiectum on a nearby, more easily defended hill . But even this was destroyed in 883 by the Saracens, who founded a base at a not yet precisely localized place at the mouth of the Garigliano. Only with the Battle of Garigliano (915) could they be driven out of central Italy again.

Traetto , as the place was now called, came under the rule of Montecassino . After the Norman conquest , it became part of the county of Gaeta under the Caetani . In 1503 the French defeated the Spaniards in the second battle of the Garigliano. Prospero Colonna , who had fought on the side of the French, got the Duchy of Traetto. From 1690 to 1806 the Carafa were the masters of Traetto. After that it was directly part of the Kingdom of Naples .

Minturno

In 1861 Traetto became part of the Terra del Lavoro Province of the Kingdom of Italy , until the newly founded Province of Latina in 1934 . In 1879, Traetto was renamed Minturno again.

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011
Residents	7.134	7,985	10,230	11,431	13,650	14,790	16,166	17,298	17,814	19,469

Source ISTAT

politics

Gerardo Stefanelli ( PD ) was elected mayor in the runoff election on June 19, 2016 with 67.52% of the vote against Massimo Signore (alliance of Forza Italia and Noi con Salvini ). His center-left alliance has the majority in the municipal council with 10 out of 16 seats.

Stefanelli replaced Paolo Graziano ( PSI ), against whom he was still defeated in the runoff election in May 2012. Graziano resigned on August 11, 2015 after long arguments with the municipal council members who supported him. Until the new election in May 2012, Bruno Strati was appointed acting mayor.

Aristide Galasso ( PD ) was elected mayor in April 2010. He won the election against his predecessor Giuseppe Sardelli ( PdL ) (2005-2010). The lists that Galasso supported only reached 8 of the 20 municipal council mandates. On June 16, 2011, Galasso resigned after 11 town council members expressed their distrust. Vincenzo Greco was appointed acting mayor until the new election in May 2012.

Twin cities

Attractions

Ancient latrine

The ancient Minturnae has been partially excavated and is open to the public. The excavation site south of the modern city offers a small museum in the corridors of the ancient theater that dominates the ensemble. You can also see a section of the ancient Via Appia as well as many of the foundations of the buildings at that time, including a very well-preserved latrine .
The building history of the Castello Baronale goes back to the 15th century. From 1526 to 1534 Giulia Gonzaga , Prospero Colonna's daughter-in-law, resided here , who turned the castle into a cultural center. From the forecourt you have a beautiful view over the Gulf of Gaeta.
The collegiate church of San Pietro dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. Century. It offers a peculiar mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque elements.
Remains of the ancient city of Pirae can still be seen near the suburb of Scauri . The city fell into disrepair as early as the 1st century AD. Instead, villas of wealthy Roman families were built. The medieval village derives its name Scauri from the villa of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus . In 1552 the fishing village was attacked by the Turkish privateer Turgut Reis and 200 residents were enslaved.

The Real Ferdinando Bridge over the Garigliano River by Luigi Giura (1832) was the first iron suspension bridge in continental Europe.

sons and daughters of the town

Antonio Conte (1867-1953), fencer
Michael Fedele (* 1955), American politician

literature

Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3rd updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .
Anton Henze, Kunibert Bering, Gerhard Wiedmann: Art guide Rome. 5th revised edition. Philipp Reclam GmbH, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-15-010402-5 .
Mathias Döring: Water for Minturnae / Latium - The water supply for the Roman city on the Tyrrhenian bridge . Writings of the German Water History Society 14/2010, 151-161. ISBN 978-3-8391-8665-7 .
Mathias Döring: "A linear system of Roman water supply, example Minturnae / Italy". Correspondence water management, ISSN 1865-9926 , 6-2013, 318-323.