Nemi (Lazio)

Nemi
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome  (RM)
Coordinates	41 ° 43 '  N , 12 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 43 '10 "  N , 12 ° 42' 54"  E
height	521  m slm
surface	7 km²
Residents	1,930 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	276 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	00074
prefix	06
ISTAT number	058070
Popular name	Nemorensi
Patron saint	Santi Filippo e Giacomo
Website	Nemi
View of Nemi

Nemi is an Italian commune in the metropolitan city of Rome , in the Lazio region with 1930 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

The name is derived from the Latin nemus (= forest, grove); the place is still surrounded by chestnut forests today.

geography

Nemi is located 27 km southeast of Rome and 22 km from the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea . It is located in the Alban Mountains above Lake Nemi , a crater lake in the volcanic complex of Vulcano Laziale . The place itself lies on a narrow terrace on the northern inner wall of the caldera almost 200 m high above the lake. Nemi is one of the municipalities of the Castelli Romani . The municipality extends from 316  m slm to 675  m slm

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

The neighboring municipalities are clockwise Rocca di Papa , Velletri , Genzano di Roma and Ariccia .

traffic

• Nemi, 19 km from the driveway San Cesareo on the feeder road to the motorway A1 Autostrada del Sole removed.
• The Strada Statale 217 Via dei Laghi connects Nemi with Rome and Velletri.
• The nearest train station is in Lanuvio on the FR4 Rome-Velletri regional line, 9 km away.

history

Nemi is one of the oldest settlements in central Italy. A first settlement of the place has already been proven for the Bronze Age . During this time, the mother goddess Dea Mater , who was converted to Diana in Roman times, was worshiped in the dense forest of the crater . This sanctuary was also the political center of the Latins in pre-Roman times . As Nemi in 338 BC Was conquered by the Romans, it lost this function. The sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis was built for this at the end of the second century BC. Chr. Expanded monumentally. On the slopes of the crater there were villas of the rich Roman families. a. also a villa of Julius Caesar . Finally, Caligula had two enormous ships built on the lake in honor of Diana. With Christianization, Nemi lost its importance and fell into disrepair.

Nemi Castle (Palazzo Ruspoli)

The present village emerged with the construction of the castle by the Counts of Tusculum in the 10th century. After their fall, Pope Celestine III. Nemi to the Cistercians , who expanded the castle into a monastic complex. The tower from him that dominates the panorama of the place is still preserved today. In the 14th century Nemi came to the Colonna family and then in quick succession to the Annibaldi , Cesarini , Piccolomini , Cenci , Frangipani as Marchesato, Braschi as Duchy, Rospigliosi , Orsini and finally in 1901 to the Ruspoli , who gave their Palazzo to the municipality in 1993 sold. Under the Frangipane from the 16th to the 18th century, the place experienced a heyday, the Braschi had the castle expanded to today's size by Giuseppe Valadier in the 18th century .

Nemi became world famous when the ships of the Caligula were salvaged in 1929–1932 . But in 1944 they were destroyed again by a fire in the museum.

Population development

Nemi

Ruins of the sanctuary of Diana

year	1871	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011
Residents	925	935	1,123	1,178	1,290	1,296	1,323	1,586	1,719	1,962

Source ISTAT

politics

Alberto Bertucci ( UdC ) won on 6/7. May 2012 the mayoral election against his predecessor Cinzia Cocchi and two other candidates. His list of citizens Uniti per Nemi also includes 4 of the 6 municipal councils.

Cocchi ( PdL ) was elected mayor in June 2009. Her predecessor Alessandro Biaggi (2004–2009) did not stand for election.

When three of the local councilors on their list, led by Bertucci, went over to the opposition, Cocchi lost the majority supporting them and resigned on June 23, 2011. From July 27th until the new election in May 2012, the parish was provisionally headed by Fabio Maurano. With the election on June 11, 2017, Bertucci was confirmed in office.

Twin cities

• Ceyrat in Auvergne since 1993
• İntepe in Çanakkale Province since 2004

religion

The majority of the inhabitants of Nemi belong to the Roman Catholic religious community. The community belongs to the diocese of Albano .

Attractions

• The Castello Ruspoli or Palazzo Ruspoli goes back to a castle from the 10th century in the shape of its high round tower. It hosts temporary exhibitions in the Sala delle Armi.
• The Monastery del SS. Crocifisso was built in 1637 for the Franciscans (OFM) , but today belongs to the Order of the Mercedarians .
• The parish church of S. Maria del Pozzo stands above the Palazzo Ruspoli right next to the town hall, where the temporary local lords, the Marchesi Frangipane, resided.
• The sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis is located below the village on the lake shore in an agricultural area and is therefore only partially accessible to the public. Current excavations, in which the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich is also involved, noticeably expand our knowledge of the sanctuary.
• Nearby is the Museo delle Navi (Museum of Ships), which shows archaeological finds and the ship models and can be reached from Nemi or via Genzano di Roma .

Economy, tourism, local products

Strawberries from Nemi

Norcineria in Nemi

Today, the place lives from the weekend and recreational tourism of the Romans, but is also popular with international tourists to Rome as part of day trips to the Alban Mountains. The old town with Corso Vittorio Emanuele , Via Giulia and side streets is popular because of its small bars and local specialty restaurants, where meat dishes with mushrooms, game and fish from Lake Nemi are on the menu.

Nemi is primarily known for its wild strawberries , which today - just like the plants and flowers grown in the area that adorn the house entrances and balconies - mostly come from greenhouses on the lakeshore. The Sagra delle Fragole (Strawberry Festival) and a large plant and flower show ( Mostra dei Fiori ) take place on the first Sunday in June . Numerous dessert variations, ice cream, jam and liqueur are also prepared from the wild strawberries.

Other typical products are bread baked in a wood oven; Butcher's delicatessen shops ( Norcineries ) offer ham, dry sausage, dried mushrooms and tomatoes, cheese and honey from the surrounding area.

Crafts and antique shops also have an established tradition in the old town.

The cultural-historical-tourist support organization Pro Loco organizes antique fairs and art exhibitions, open-air theater performances and musical performances in Piazza Roma and a nativity scene exhibition at Christmas time.

Nemi carries the Bandiera Arancione a quality seal in the field of tourism and the environment from the TCI .

Personalities

• Gerhard Hoehme , artist

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. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT . Population statistics from the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, as of December 31, 2011.
4. ↑ Italian Ministry of the Interior  ( 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.  
5. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior
6. ^ Castelli Today online newspaper, accessed March 20, 2012, in Italian
7. ↑ www.comuni-italiani.it
8. ^ Diocese of Albano (Italian), accessed December 20, 2015

Web links

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

• Nemi on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
• Visitnemi.it portal (Italian)
• Visit to Nemi (German)
• Project Nemi in Nottingham (English)