Monte Circeo or Cape Circeo ( Italian : Promontorio del Circeo [promonˈtɔːrjo del tʃirˈtʃɛːo] , Latin : Mons Circeius ) is a mountain promontory that marks the southwestern limit of the former Pontine Marshes , located on the southwest coast of Italy near San Felice Circeo . At the northern end of the Gulf of Gaeta , it is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long by 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) wide at the base, running from east to west and surrounded by the sea on all sides except the north. The land to the northeast is the former ancient Pontine Marshes . Most of the ancient swamp has been reclaimed for agriculture and urban areas.
10-614: The mountain, the coastal zone as far north as Latina , including the only remaining remnant of the swamp, and two of the Pontine Islands offshore, Zannone and Ponza , have been included in the Circeo National Park . Although a headland, it was not formed by coastal erosion – as headlands are usually formed – but is a remnant of the orogenic processes that created the Apennines . The entire coast of Lazio , on which
20-476: 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
30-456: Is about 62 km (39 mi) south of Rome The municipality borders on Aprilia , Cisterna di Latina , Nettuno , Pontinia , Sabaudia , Sermoneta and Sezze . Latina has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ) like most of southern Italy. The Italian film My Brother Is an Only Child is set in Latina. The Amazon Prime Video original series Prisma follows
40-462: Is currently undergoing decommissioning. 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. Latina is located in the Province of Latina, part of the southern section of the region of Lazio . The city
50-551: Is today included in the Circeo National Park , established in 1934 on 5,616 ha (56.16 km ; 13,880 acres ; 21.68 sq mi ) over the territories of Latina, Sabaudia, San Felice Circeo and Zannone Island (minor island of Ponziane Archipelago ). Latina, Lazio Latina ( Italian: [laˈtiːna] ) is the capital of the province of Latina , in the Lazio region, in Central Italy . As of 2024,
60-468: 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
70-461: 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 . 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
80-554: The city has 127,486 inhabitants and is the second-largest city of the region, after the national capital Rome . 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. 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
90-570: The mountain and the marsh are located, was a chain of barrier islands that was formed on a horst and made part of the mainland by sedimentation of the intervening graben . The mountain is composed mostly of marl and sandstone from the Paleogene and of limestone from the lower Early Jurassic . The mountain features several caves, including the Goats Cave and the Guattari Cave . In 1939,
100-538: The skull of a Neanderthal man was found in the Guattari Cave by a team led by Alberto Carlo Blanc . Several other findings also show that the mountain was inhabited in prehistorical times. In May 2021, the remains of 9 Neanderthal men were discovered in the same Guattari cave. The Minister of Culture in Italy declared the site to be one of the most significant in the world regarding the Neanderthal period. Mount Circeo
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