Guidonia Montecelio

Guidonia Montecelio
Comune
Comune di Guidonia Montecelio

Panorama of Guidonia

Coat of arms

Guidonia within the Metropolitan City of Rome
Guidonia Montecelio

Location of Guidonia Montecelio in Italy

Coordinates: 42°00′N 12°43′E / 42.000°N 12.717°E / 42.000; 12.717
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Province / Metropolitan city Rome (RM)
Frazioni Albuccione, Bivio di Guidonia, Colle Fiorito, Colleverde, La Botte, Marco Simone, Montecelio, Pichini, Setteville, Setteville Nord, Villalba, Villanova
Government
  Mayor Eligio Rubeis
Area
  Total 79.06 km2 (30.53 sq mi)
Elevation 105 m (344 ft)
Population (30 September 2015)[1]
  Total 88,511
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Guidoniani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 00010, 00011, 00012, 00014
Dialing code 0774
Patron saint Maria Beata Vergine di Loreto
Saint day December 10
Website Official website

Guidonia Montecelio [ɡwiˈdɔːnja ˌmontetʃeːljo], commonly known as Guidonia, is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy.

Geography

The municipality of Guidonia Montecelio, formed by the main towns of Guidonia and Montecelio, lies to the north-east of Rome, some kilometres from the Grande Raccordo Anulare - a ring-shaped motorway which forms a circle around the capital. The terrain of Guidonia Montecelio is mainly flat, and the community lies in between the Via Nomentana and the Via Tiburtina.

It borders with Fonte Nuova, Marcellina, Palombara Sabina, Rome, San Polo dei Cavalieri, Sant'Angelo Romano and Tivoli. The hamlets (frazioni) are Albuccione, Bivio di Guidonia, Colle Fiorito, Colleverde, La Botte, Marco Simone, Montecelio, Pichini, Setteville, Setteville Nord, Villalba and Villanova.

History

Montecelio was founded in 998 as a fortified castrum (Castrum Monticellorum).

In 1915 the Regio Esercito (Italian Royal Army) built a major military airport in the area for its Corpo Aeronautico Militare (Military Aviation Corps), the predecessor of the Italian Royal Air Force founded in 1923.

Guidonia was erected as a comune in 1937 by Benito Mussolini, its name chosen to honour the Regia Aeronautica general Alessandro Guidoni (18801928), who had died on 27 April 1928 while testing a new parachute at the air force facilities.

Economy

Travertine caves in Guidonia.

Today the town is part of Rome metropolitan area, with a massive presence of industry (mainly travertine caves and cement industry) and the service sector. The number of residents commuting to Rome is high, with transport in a critical situation.

People

International relations

Guidonia Montecelio is twinned with:

References

  1. "Demography in Figures". Istituto nazionale di statistica (ISTAT). for August 2009

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