Elevation 7 m (23 ft) Area 49.2 km² | Demonym(s) Santamarinellesi Local time Wednesday 3:10 AM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 80% Humidity Points of interest Castello di Santa Severa, L'isola Che Non C'e', Antiquarium Archeologico Di Pyrgi, Museo civico del mare e d, Ponte Romano | ||
Santa Marinella is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Rome.
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Map of 00058 Santa Marinella, Rome, Italy
It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa (the ancient Pyrgi), and a medieval castle.
History
In antiquity, Santa Marinella was the site of Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman bathing resort.
Culture
Actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini had a villa here. The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello also have a song titled "Santa Marinella" about Eugene Hutz'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.