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Country
  
Elevation
  
105 m (344 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
88,451 (30 Jun 2015)

Region
  
Province / Metropolitan city
  
Rome (RM)

Demonym(s)
  
Guidoniani

Area
  
79.06 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 2:54 PM

Dialling code
  
0774

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Frazioni
  
Albuccione, Bivio di Guidonia, Colle Fiorito, Colleverde, La Botte, Marco Simone, Montecelio, Pichini, Setteville, Setteville Nord, Villalba, Villanova

Weather
  
18°C, Wind N at 35 km/h, 22% Humidity

Team
  
A.C.D. Guidonia Montecelio

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

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Map of 00012 Guidonia, Rome, 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 (1880–1928), who had died on 27 April 1928 while testing a new parachute at the air force facilities.

Economy

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

  • David Di Michele - Football player
  • International relations

    Guidonia Montecelio is twinned with:

  • Kawasaki, Japan
  • Cape Canaveral, United States.
  • Kashira, Russia
  • References

    Guidonia Montecelio Wikipedia


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