Guidonia Montecelio

Guidonia Montecelio
Comune
Comune di Guidonia Montecelio
Panorama of Guidonia
Panorama of Guidonia
Coat of arms of Guidonia Montecelio
Coat of arms
Guidonia within the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Guidonia within the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Location of Guidonia Montecelio
Map
Guidonia Montecelio is located in Italy
Guidonia Montecelio
Guidonia Montecelio
Location of Guidonia Montecelio in Italy
Guidonia Montecelio is located in Lazio
Guidonia Montecelio
Guidonia Montecelio
Guidonia Montecelio (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°00′N 12°43′E / 42.000°N 12.717°E / 42.000; 12.717
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
FrazioniAlbuccione, Bivio di Guidonia, Colle Fiorito, Colleverde, La Botte, Marco Simone, Montecelio, Pichini, Setteville, Setteville Nord, Villalba, Villanova
Government
 • MayorMauro Lombardo
Area
[1]
 • Total
79.47 km2 (30.68 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2021)[2]
 • Total
86,814
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
DemonymGuidoniani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00010, 00011, 00012, 00014
Dialing code0774
Patron saintMaria Beata Vergine di Loreto
Saint day10 December
WebsiteOfficial website

Guidonia Montecelio (Italian pronunciation: [ɡwiˈdɔːnja ˌmonteˈtʃɛːljo]), commonly known as Guidonia, is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, central 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

Travertine quarries in Guidonia.

Today the town is part of the 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.

Guidonia is also home to Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, which was announced as the host of the 2022 Ryder Cup in June 2015, but with the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the 2020 Ryder Cup to 2021, subsequent matches were pushed back a year with Marco Simone then hosted the event in 2023.

Climate

Climate data for Guidonia (Guidonia Air Base), 1991–2020
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8) 		14.3
(57.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		29.8
(85.6) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.5
(92.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		23.3
(73.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		14.0
(57.2) 		22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		12.6
(54.7) 		8.8
(47.8) 		16.2
(61.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		2.6
(36.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		7.7
(45.9) 		11.8
(53.2) 		15.6
(60.1) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		14.9
(58.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		7.4
(45.3) 		3.5
(38.3) 		9.9
(49.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.1
(2.52) 		107.3
(4.22) 		70.6
(2.78) 		83.7
(3.30) 		82.8
(3.26) 		53.1
(2.09) 		39.2
(1.54) 		33.2
(1.31) 		119.6
(4.71) 		129.2
(5.09) 		127.4
(5.02) 		94.6
(3.72) 		1,004.9
(39.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7.4 7.8 7.3 8.3 7.9 4.8 3.2 3.1 6.6 7.5 10.2 8.8 82.9
Average relative humidity (%) 73.7 70.2 69.0 69.3 68.0 65.6 63.3 63.9 67.6 71.9 75.4 74.6 69.4
Source: NOAA[3]

People

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Guidonia Montecelio is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Demography in Figures". Istituto nazionale di statistica (ISTAT). Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2010-02-12. for August 2009
  3. ^ "Guidonia Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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