Fiumicino, Italy
Encyclopedia
Fiumicino is a town and comune
in the province of Rome
, Lazio, central Italy
. It is famous for the presence of the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the fifth busiest in Europe.
in 1992; previously it was part of Rome
, almost totally included in the former "Municipio XIV".
, a small river near Rimini
.
. The city also houses the head offices of Alitalia
and Blue Panorama Airlines
. All Nippon Airways
has its Rome Sales Office in the Room 447 in the (Torre Uffici), on the airport property. Cathay Pacific
has an office in the airport's Torre Uffici 2. In addition Small Planet Airlines has an office in Fiumicino.
In addition, Fiumicino has a large fishing center on the Tyrrhenian Sea
coast and a sea resort.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Rome
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome , is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by rural landscape.-Geography:The Province of Rome...
, Lazio, central Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is famous for the presence of the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the fifth busiest in Europe.
History
Fiumicino was erected as a comuneComune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in 1992; previously it was part of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, almost totally included in the former "Municipio XIV".
Etymology
The name means little river. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with its namesake, FiumicinoRubicon
The Rubicon is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, about 80 kilometres long, running from the Apennine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea through the southern Emilia-Romagna region, between the towns of Rimini and Cesena. The Latin word rubico comes from the adjective "rubeus", meaning "red"...
, a small river near Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
.
Economy
Fiumicino is home to the largest airport in Italy, the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, which includes the Fiumicino Aeroporto railway stationFiumicino Aeroporto railway station
Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station, or Fiumicino Airport railway station , is sited within the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Fiumicino, Lazio, central Italy...
. The city also houses the head offices of Alitalia
Alitalia
Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , in its later stages known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...
and Blue Panorama Airlines
Blue Panorama Airlines
Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an airline based in Fiumicino, Italy. It is a private airline operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy to various international destinations...
. All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways
, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
has its Rome Sales Office in the Room 447 in the (Torre Uffici), on the airport property. Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport, although the airline's registered office is on the 33rd floor of One Pacific Place...
has an office in the airport's Torre Uffici 2. In addition Small Planet Airlines has an office in Fiumicino.
In addition, Fiumicino has a large fishing center on the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
coast and a sea resort.