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Fiumicino is a toun an comune in the province o Roum, Lazio, central Italy. It is famous for the presence o the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy an the saxt busiest in Europe.
Fiumicino | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Fiumicino | |
Aerial view of Fiumicino | |
Coordinates: 41°46′N 12°14′E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Roum |
Frazioni | Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Aranova, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata, Tragliatella |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Esterino Montino |
Area | |
• Total | 213.44 km2 (82.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (30 Apryle 2012) | |
• Total | 73,940 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Fiumicinesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 00054 |
Diallin code | 06 |
Patron saunt | Hippolytus o Roum |
Saunt day | October 5 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Fiumicino became a comune in 1992; previously it wis pairt o the municipality o Roum, bein amaist totally includit in the umwhile "Municipio XIV".
On 24 August 2013, a smaw mud volcano poppit up at the centre o the via Coccia di Morto roundabout.[1]
The name leeterally means little river. The toun o "Fiumicino" shoud no be ramfeeselt wi its namesak, Fiumicino, a smaw river near Rimini.
Fiumicino is hame tae the mucklest airport in Italy, the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, which includes the Fiumicino Aeroporto railwey station. The ceety hooses the heid offices o Alitalia an Blue Panorama Airlines an aw.[2][3] All Nippon Airways haes its Roum Sales Office in the Room 447 in the (Torre Uffici), on the airport property.[4] Cathay Pacific haes a office in the airport's Torre Uffici 2.[5] In addeetion Small Planet Airlines haes a office in Fiumicino.[6]
In addeetion, Fiumicino haes a muckle fishin centre on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast an a sea resort.
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