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Encyclopedia > Nettuno
Comune di Nettuno

Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lazio
Province Rome
Mayor
Elevation 11 m
Area 71.46 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 36,849
 - Density 508/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 41°27′27″N, 12°39′40″E
Gentilic Nettunesi
Dialing code 06
Postal code 00048
Frazioni Cadolino, Canala, Cioccati, Padiglione, Piscina Cardillo, Pocacqua, Sandalo Di Levante, Tre Cancelli, Zucchetti
Patron Madonna delle Grazie
Website: www.comune.nettuno.roma.it

Nettuno is a town and commune of the province of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy, 60 kilometers south of Rome. It is named in honour of the Roman god Neptune. A resort city and agricultural center on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea it has a population of approximately 40,000. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... For the football club, see S.S. Lazio Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzi, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Rome (It. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Rome (It. ... For the football club, see S.S. Lazio Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzi, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol. ... Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...


The town was founded by the Saracens in the ninth century. It is a popular tourist destination today, where there are a well-preserved old quarter, the Borgo Medievale, with mediaeval streets and small squares, and the Sangallo Fort built in the 1500s. For the rugby club Saracens see Saracens (rugby club) The term Saracen comes from Greek sarakenoi. ... (8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The Magyars arrive in what is now Hungary, forcing the Serbs and Bulgars south...


It's an important center of pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Maria Goretti. In the shrine there is a crypt where lie the mortal remains of the saint. The church keeps also a priceless polychromed wooden statue of Our Lady of Grace, which is honoured by the town with a procession every year the first Saturday of May. Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... Saint Maria Goretti (October 16, 1890 - July 6, 1902) is a Roman Catholic virgin saint. ... Crypt is also a commonly used name of water trumpets, aquatic plants. ... Our Lady of Grace may refer to: A Roman Catholic Church in Edina, Minnesota A Roman Catholic Church in Howard Beach, New York A Roman Catholic Church in Chiswick, London, in the Archdiocese of Westminster. ...


Nettuno has one of the most important Italian baseball teams, Danesi Nettuno often winner of the Championship. This game was taught to the local people during the Second World War by U.S. soldiers, who landed along the coasts for the Operation Shingle. The town has an American Cemetery and Memorial, where over 7,000 U.S. soldiers are buried. A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Combatants United States, United Kingdom Germany Commanders Harold Alexander Mark W. Clark John P. Lucas Lucian Truscott Albert Kesselring Eberhard von Mackensen Strength 22 Jan 1944: 36,000 soldiers and 2,300 vehicles End May:150,000 soldiers and 1,500 guns 22 Jan 1944: 20,000 soldiers End May... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


In the domain of army, Nettuno has one of the biggest Poligono for the Italian Force, whose territory extends to the Province of Latina, and one of the most important Italian Police Schools, where especially police dogs are trained. The Province of Latina (Italian: Provincia di Latina) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. ...


It has a touristic harbour hosting about 860 boats and a shopping center, selling everything for fishing and sailing.


Nettuno is the city of the D.O.C. wine Cacchione. Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an appellation). ...


The privately-owned Villa Costaguti-Borghese at Nettuno, built 1648, has extensive gardens in a landscape park designed about 1840, now protected as a nature reserve. The Borghese Gladiator was discovered at Nettuno. 18th century copy at Musée Lorrain, Nancy. ...


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Lazio Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzi, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... Rome (It. ... Image File history File links Provincia_di_Roma-Stemma. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 684 m Area 15. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 392 m Area 9. ... Albano Laziale is a commune in the province of Rome, in Lazio (Latium). ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 522 m Area 92. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 195 m Area 74. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 508 m Area 16. ... // Anzio is a city and resort on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about 33 miles south of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 831 m Area 28. ... Ardea, an ancient town and comune in the province of Rome, 41°37N 12°33E, 37 m (121 feet) above sea-level. ... Ariccia is a commune in the province of Rome, in the Province of Rome of the Lazio (Latium) region. ... Arsoli is a city in the Province of Rome, Italy. ... This article needs to be updated. ... Bellegra is a town and a comune in the province of Rome. ... Bracciano is a town and commune located northwest of Rome, Italy, famous for its lake of volcanic origin (Lago di Bracciano or Sabatino) and its medieval castle. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 810 m Area 40. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 270 m Area 46. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 378 m Area 36. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 602 m Area 7. ... Capena is an ancient city near Rome, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 915 m Area 20. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 550 m Area 84. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 475 m Area 5. ... Castel Gandolfo and the Lake of Albano. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 428 m Area 28. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 752 m Area 15. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 250 m Area 30. ... Cave is town and commune in the Lazio region of Italy, 42 km southeast of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 520 m Area 11. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 1,053 m Area 31. ... A small town located approximately 60 miles N of Rome. ... Ciampino is a town in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 619 m Area 19. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 519 m Area 10. ... Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio, a sea port on the Tyrrhenian sea, 50 miles WNW of Rome, 42°06N 11°47E. According to the 2003 census, its population was 50,100. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 195 m Area 20. ... Colleferro is a town and a comune in the province of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 343 m Area 3. ... For the commune in Piedmont, see Fiano (TO). ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 197 m Area 5. ... Fiumicino is an Italian town, in which Leornardo Da Vinci airport is located. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 150 m Area 20. ... Formello is a town and a commune in the province of Rome. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 241 m Area 26. ... Gavignano is a town of 1,758 in habitants in the Province of Rome. ... Genazzano is a town and a comune in the province of Rome. ... Genzano di Roma is a town and commune in the province of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 502 m Area 10. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 766 m Area 26. ... Grottaferrata is a town with a Basilian monastery near Rome, sometimes said to occupy the site of Ciceros Tusculanum and situated on the lower slopes of the Alban hills, in the Diocese of Frascati, two and a half miles from the town itself (41°47′N 12°40′E... Guidonia Montecelio is a town in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 834 m Area 31. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 319 m Area 11. ... Ladispoli is a comune in the province of Roma, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 324 m Area 43. ... Lariano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 35 km southeast of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 475 m Area 17. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 270 m Area 21. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 487 m Area 13. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 369 m Area 23. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 450 m Area 7. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 285 m Area 15. ... View from Marino. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 200 m Area 28. ... Inner square of the castle in Mentana. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 576 m Area 24. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 451 m Area 9. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 800 m Area 17. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 297 m Area 35. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 232 m Area 44. ... Monterotondo is a village that is part of the modern province of Rome,Italy ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 575 m Area 23. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 296 m Area 20. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 207 m Area 23. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 202 m Area 12. ... Nemi, an old town and comune of Italy, is in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in central Lazio, 41°43′N 12°43′E, at 521 metres (1709 ft) above sea-level overlooking Lake Nemi. ... Nerola is a commune of 1,419 inhabitants of the province of Rome, Latium, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 571 m Area 26. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 450 m Area 46. ... Palombara Sabina is a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 575 m Area 17. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 532 m Area 13. ... Poli is a small village in Italy, situated approximately 20 miles east of Rome. ... City tower and town hall Pomezia is a town in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 205 m Area 19. ... Riano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 20 km north of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 250 m Area 38. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 705 m Area 12. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 745 m Area 15. ... Rocca Priora is a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 664 m Area 9. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 933 m Area 11. ... Rocca di Papa is a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 520 m Area 8. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 697 m Area 10. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 523 m Area 8. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 260 m Area 28. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 434 m Area 8. ... San Cesareo is a town and a comune in the province of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 420 m Area 35. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 651 m Area 42. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 655 m Area 12. ... SantAngelo Romano is a town in Latium, Italy, administratively part of the province of Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 420 m Area 44. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 7 m Area 49. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 908 m Area 11. ... Segni, in the Latin language called Signinsis, is an Italian city located in the Province of Rome. ... Subiaco is a city in the Province of Rome, in Lazio, Italy, twenty-five miles from Tivoli alongside the river Aniene. ... Tivoli, the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km from Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river, where it issues from the Sabine hills. ... Tolfa is a town of the Province of Rome, Italy, to the ENE of Civitavecchia by road, 1558 feet above sea-level. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 174 m Area 10. ... Trevignano Romano is a small town near Rome. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 825 m Area 51. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 870 m Area 16. ... Valmontone is a town and a comune in the province of Rome, Italy. ... Velletri is a comune in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Lazio (Latium) - Italy. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 300 m Area 36. ... Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 756 m Area 12. ... Zagarolo is a town and commune in the province of Rome, in the region of Lazio of central Italy. ...


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