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Fiumicino
Comune di Fiumicino
Aerial view of Fiumicino
Aerial view of Fiumicino
Coat of airms o Fiumicino
Coat airms
Fiumicino is located in Italy
Fiumicino
Fiumicino
Location o Fiumicino in Italy
Coordinates: 41°46′N 12°14′E / 41.767°N 12.233°E / 41.767; 12.233
KintraItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceRoum
FrazioniAeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Aranova, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro, Testa di Lepre, Torrimpietra, Tragliata, Tragliatella
Govrenment
  MayorEsterino Montino
Area
  Total213.44 km2 (82.41 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (30 Apryle 2012)
  Total73,940
  Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fiumicinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00054
Diallin code06
Patron sauntHippolytus o Roum
Saunt dayOctober 5
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid

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.

History

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Fiumicino became a comune in 1992; previously it wis pairt o the municipality o Roum, bein amaist totally includit in the umwhile "Municipio XIV".

Mud volcano

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On 24 August 2013, a smaw mud volcano poppit up at the centre o the via Coccia di Morto roundabout.[1]

Etymologie

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The name leeterally means little river. The toun o "Fiumicino" shoud no be ramfeeselt wi its namesak, Fiumicino, a smaw river near Rimini.

Economy

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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.

See an aw

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References

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  1. http://www.euronews.com/2013/08/28/mini-volcano-pops-up-in-rome/
  2. "Copyright Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine." Alitalia. Retrieved on 9 June 2010.
  3. "Contact Us". Blue Panorama Airlines. 2013. Archived frae the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 29 April. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) "Blue Panorama Airlines 00054 Fiumicino - Viale delle Arti 123 Pal. D"
  4. "ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Europe Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. "Rome Sales Office Room Nr 447 Torre Uffici Aeroporto Di Fiumicino, 00050 Fiumicino Roma"
  5. "Italy Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine." Cathay Pacific. Retrieved on August 31, 2011. "Rome Address Torre Uffici 2 Via Generale Felice Santini snc Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci 00054 Fiumicino (RM)"
  6. "Contacts > Italy." Small Planet Airlines. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. "Address: Via Della Scafa 158, 00054 Fiumicino Rome, Italy"

Freemit airtins

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