Santa Marinella is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about northwest of

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. It includes the beach resort of

Santa Severa Santa Severa is a '' frazione'' of the '' comune'' of Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is a small sea resort on the Via Aurelia, c. south of Santa Marinella and north of Rome. It takes its name from the 2nd-century ...

(the ancient Pyrgi), and a medieval castle.

History

In antiquity, Santa Marinella was the site of Punicum, the Etruscan port which served the city of

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. Punicum was identified in the

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, in which it is on the

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9km N of Pyrgi. The area had several scattered settlements in Etruscan times. It was also later known as Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman resort and site of many opulent villas under the Empire.Comune's website about the archaeological work
There was a Sanctuary of Minerva overlooking the Punto della Vipera north of S. Marinella, finds from which are in the museum together with marble sculptures from the nearby villas, including an Apollo of Hellenistic type.

Climate

Culture

Actress

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and director

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

had a villa here. The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello also have a song titled "Santa Marinella" on their 2005 album '' Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike'' about

Eugene Hutz Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

's time in Santa Marinella as he tried to gain immigration to America. The commune is known for its "Wheels of Immigration" - a pretzel-like snack consumed by Russian Jewish immigrants who temporarily settled there in the late 1980s on their way to United States or Israel.

Twin towns - Sister Cities

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