Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Rome (RM) Demonym(s) Fiumicinesi Local time Sunday 7:32 PM | Region Lazio Elevation 1 m (3 ft) Area 213 km² | |
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Frazioni Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova, Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro, Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata, Tragliatella Weather 12°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 66% Humidity Points of interest Museo delle Navi Romane, Oasi di Porto, Area Archeologica del Porto, Episcopio di Porto, Il Borgo Valadier | ||
Fiumicino ([fjumiˈtʃiːno]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 77,870 (2015). It is famous for the presence of the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the sixth busiest in Europe.
Contents
- Map of 00054 Fiumicino Rome Italy
- Etymology
- Recent history
- Geography
- Economy
- Education
- Transport
- Personalities
- References
Map of 00054 Fiumicino, Rome, Italy
Etymology
The name literally means little river. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with its namesake, Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini.
Recent history
Fiumicino became a comune in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of Rome, being almost totally included in the former Municipio XIV.
On 24 August 2013, a small mud volcano popped up at the centre of the via Coccia di Morto roundabout.
Geography
Located by the Tyrrhenian coast. Fiumicino borders with the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Cerveteri, Ladispoli and Rome. It lies in the northern side of the mouth of Tiber river, next to Ostia.
It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova (or Aranova), Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro (or Passoscuro), Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata and Tragliatella.
Economy
Fiumicino is home to the largest airport in Italy, the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, which includes the Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station. The city also houses the head offices of Alitalia and Blue Panorama Airlines. All Nippon Airways has its Rome Sales Office in the Room 447 in the (Torre Uffici), on the airport property. Cathay Pacific has an office in the airport's Torre Uffici 2. In addition Small Planet Airlines has an office in Fiumicino.
In addition, Fiumicino has a large fishing center on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast and a sea resort.
Education
The Istituto di Instruzione Superiore Leonardo da Vinci is in Fiumicino.
Transport
The "Leonardo Da Vinci" International Airport, 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 counts 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 named Leonardo Express.
The other stations within the municipality, Maccarese-Fregene and Torre in Pietra-Palidoro, are part of the Rome-Pisa line. The branch line from Parco Leonardo to the town's centre, counting the stations of Porto, Fiumicino and Fiumicino Porto Canale, was closed in 2000.