Fiumicino () is a town and

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

in the

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, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of

Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport () is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 39th-busiest airport with over 49.2&nbs ...

, the busiest airport in Italy and the ninth-busiest in Europe, which serves

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

and much of central Italy.

Etymology

The name literally means ''little river''. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with like-named

Fiumicino Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the ninth-b ...

, a small river near

Rimini Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...

better known as the

Rubicon The Rubicon (; ; ) is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as ''Fiumicino'' until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. The ri ...

river.

Recent history

The destroyer "Velos", in May 1973, (with a crew of 270 men in total) commanded by one of the pioneers of the movement, Admiral Nikos Pappas at the time, left the formation of vessels participating in a

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exercise off the coast of

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and rushed at the port of the city where seven officers (including the captain) and twenty-five petty officers requested

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from the Italian authorities, which, after many days of suffering, was granted. This went down in Greek history as the Navy Movement against the

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. Fiumicino became a ''

'' in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of

, being almost totally included in the former

Municipio XIV Municipio XIV is an administrative subdivision of the city of Rome. It was first created by Rome's City Council on 19 January 2001 and it has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections. Originally called '' Municipio XIX'', since 1 ...

. On 24 August 2013, a small

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popped up at the centre of the via Coccia di Morto

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Geography

Located by the Tyrrhenian coast. Fiumicino borders the municipalities of

Anguillara Sabazia Anguillara Sabazia is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, around northwest of Rome. It nestles on a small cape on the coast of Lake Bracciano; its medieval center and its beach make it a popular destinatio ...

Cerveteri Cerveteri () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio. Known by the ancient Romans as Caere, and previously by the Etruscans as Caisra or Cisra, and as Agylla (or ) by the Greeks, ...

Ladispoli Ladispoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Italy, Italian region of Lazio. It lies about west of Rome, on the Mediterranean Sea. History Modern Ladispoli includes the site ...

and

. It is on the northern side of the mouth of the river

Tiber The Tiber ( ; ; ) is the List of rivers of Italy, third-longest river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio, where it is joined by the R ...

, next to Ostia. It includes the hamlets () of Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova (or Aranova), Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene,

Fregene Fregenae () was a maritime town of ancient Etruria, situated between Alsium and the mouth of the Tiber. The modern Fregene is an Italian hamlet (''frazione'') of Fiumicino, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio. As of 2012 its population ...

Isola Sacra Isola Sacra (the Holy Isle) is situated in the Lazio region of Italy south of Rome, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is part of the town of Fiumicino. Overview The area between Portus and Ostia Antica was transformed into an artificial island by Emper ...

, Le Vignole,

Maccarese Maccarese is a locality in Lazio, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome. Its administration is divided between the Municipalities of Rome (Maccarese Nord (zone of Rome), Maccarese Nord) and Fiumicino, of which ...

, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo,

Passo Oscuro Passo Oscuro (or Passoscuro) is a small town and beach resort situated in the ''comune'' of Fiumicino in the Lazio region of Italy, west of Rome, at the Tyrrhenian Sea, 5 km north of Fregene. History The name Passo Oscuro, Italian for ''da ...

(or Passoscuro), Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torre in Pietra, Tragliata and Tragliatella.

Demographics

Economy

Fiumicino is home to the largest airport in Italy, the

, which includes the

Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station, or Fiumicino Airport railway station (), is sited within the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport () (IATA airport code, IATA code: FCO) in Fiumicino, Lazio, central Italy. Opened in 1990, the station is the s ...

. In addition, Fiumicino has a large fishing center on the

Tyrrhenian Sea The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy. Geography The sea is bounded by the islands of C ...

coast and a sea resort.

Education

The Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Leonardo da Vinci is in Fiumicino.

Transport

Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport () is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 39th-busiest airport with over 49.2&nb ...

, also known as "Rome–Fiumicino", lies in the north-eastern suburb of the town. It is served by the A91 motorway from Rome and by the Roman Suburban Railway line FL1. The municipality contains the railway stations of Fiumicino Aeroporto and Parco Leonardo, both on the line FL1. Airport station is also served by a non-stop train from/to

Roma Termini Roma Termini (in Italian, ''Stazione Termini'') is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, ''thermae''), which li ...

named the Leonardo Express. The other stations within the municipality, Maccarese–Fregene and Torre in Pietra–Palidoro, are on the Rome–Pisa line. The

branch line A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not located ...

from Parco Leonardo to the town's centre, including the stations of Porto, Fiumicino and Fiumicino Porto Canale, was closed in 2000.Decree of suppression of the line Bivio Porto-Fiumicino
( Italian Ministry of Transport)

Notable people

Salvo D'Acquisto Salvo Rosario Antonio D'Acquisto (15 October 1920 – 23 September 1943) was a member of the Italian ''Carabinieri'' during the Second World War. After Italy surrendered in September 1943 to the Allies of World War II, Allies of World War II ...

(b. 1920), oblatory Carabiniere *

Mauro Galvano Mauro Galvano (born 30 March 1964 in Fiumicino, Roma) was a professional boxer and former WBC Super Middleweight Champion. Amateur career As an amateur, Galvano was the 1984 Italian Middleweight Champion and the 1985 Italian Light-Heavyweigh ...

(b. 1964), boxer *

Gabriele Maruotti Gabriele Maruotti (born 25 March 1988) is a former Italian male volleyball player. He was part of the Italy men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Piemonte volley. References External links Gabriele Maruottiat the Internat ...

(b. 1988), volleyball player * Simone Tiribocchi (b. 1978), football player *

Davide Mattei Davide Mattei (born 17 March 2001), known by his stage name thasup, previously tha Supreme, alternatively known as Yungest Moonstar, is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Fiumicino. Career His first mainstream succes ...

(b. 2001), rapper

Gallery

References

External links

Comune of Fiumicino

Fiumicino on comuni-italiani.it
{{authority control Coastal towns in Lazio Mediterranean port cities and towns in Italy Tyrrhenian Sea Cittaslow Fishing communities in Italy Former municipi of Rome