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Latina
Comune
Comune di Latina
Panorama of Latina
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Latina
Latina Location of Latina in Italy Show map of Italy Latina Latina (Lazio) Show map of Lazio
Coordinates: 41°28′02″N 12°54′13″E / 41.46722°N 12.90361°E / 41.46722; 12.90361
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Latina (LT)
Frazioni	See list
Government
• Mayor	Matilde Celentano (Fdl)
Area [1]
• Total	277 km2 (107 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (31 December 2015)[2]
• Total	125,985
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Latinensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	04100, 04010, 04013
Dialing code	0773
ISTAT code	059011
Patron saint	Saint Maria Goretti and St. Mark
Saint day	April 25, July 6
Website	Official website

Latina (Italian: [laˈtiːna] ^ⓘ) is the capital of the province of Latina, in the Lazio region, in Central Italy. As of 2024, the city has 127,486 inhabitants and is the second-largest city of the region, after the national capital Rome.^[3]

It is one of the youngest cities in Italy, being founded as Littoria in 1932 under the fascist administration, when the area surrounding it which had been a swamp since antiquity was drained.

Historyedit

Although the area was first settled by the Latins, the modern city was founded by Benito Mussolini on 30 June 1932 as Littoria, named for the fascio littorio. The city was inaugurated on 18 December of the same year. Littoria was populated with settlers coming mainly from Friuli and Veneto, who formed the so-called Venetian-Pontine community (today surviving only in some peripheral boroughs). The edifices and the monuments, mainly in rationalist style, were designed by famous architects and artists such as Marcello Piacentini, Angiolo Mazzoni and Duilio Cambellotti.

In 1934 it became a provincial capital and, after World War II, renamed Latina in 1946. With the arrival of other people mostly from Lazio itself, the original Venetian-like dialect was increasingly substituted by a form of Romanesco dialect.

The city coat of arms is a blue shield with a stylized drawing of the City Hall Clock Tower in the middle, standing on a field of green, and flanked by two stalks of wheat tied at the base with a red ribbon engraved with the motto LATINA OLIM PALUS ("Latina, once a swamp") in Latin. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown.

Economyedit

The city has some pharmaceutical, chemical industry and a strong service sector. Latina is also an important centre for agriculture (vegetables, flowers, sugar, fruit, cheese and derivates).

The former Latina nuclear power plant has been shut down and is currently undergoing decommissioning.

Governmentedit

Frazioniedit

The frazioni of Latina are: Latina Lido, Latina Scalo, Borgo Bainsizza, Borgo Carso, Borgo Faiti, Borgo Grappa, Borgo Isonzo, Borgo Montello, Borgo Piave, Borgo Podgora, Borgo Sabotino, Borgo Santa Maria, Borgo San Michele, Chiesuola, and Tor Tre Ponti.

Geographyedit

Latina is located in the Province of Latina, part of the southern section of the region of Lazio. The city is about 62 km (39 mi) south of Rome The municipality borders on Aprilia, Cisterna di Latina, Nettuno, Pontinia, Sabaudia, Sermoneta and Sezze.

Climateedit

Latina has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) like most of southern Italy.

In popular cultureedit

The Italian film My Brother Is an Only Child is set in Latina.^[5]

The Amazon Prime Video original series Prisma follows the coming-of-age of a group of teenagers from Latina.^[6]

Peopleedit

• Manuela Arcuri, actress
• Calcutta, stage name of Edoardo d'Erme, musician and composer
• Fabrizio del Monte, racing driver
• Tiziano Ferro, pop singer
• Antonio Pennacchi, writer
• Mattia Perin, football goalkeeper
• Karin Proia, actress
• Ilaria Spada, actress
• Elena Santarelli, actress, model and television presenter

International relationsedit

Twin towns / Sister citiesedit

Latina is twinned with:

• Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
• Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England

Galleryedit

• 
  St. Mark's Cathedral
• 
  The fountain in Piazza Libertà
• 
  The church of Borgo Sabotino
• 
  Torre Pontina, the tallest building in the city and the 11th tallest in Italy

See alsoedit

• Latina railway station
• Latina Calcio 1932 – a football club

Referencesedit

External linksedit

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Latina.

• Official website
• Ofteland, Hanne Storm (2002). "Littoria" (PDF). Institute for Art History, University of Oslo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.