Comune in Lazio, Italy
Guidonia Montecelio
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Comune di Guidonia Montecelio
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Panorama of Guidonia
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Coat of arms
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Guidonia within the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
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Location of Guidonia Montecelio
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Location of Guidonia Montecelio in Italy
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Guidonia Montecelio (Lazio)
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Coordinates:
42°00′N
12°43′E
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42.000°N 12.717°E
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42.000; 12.717
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Country
| Italy
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Region
| Lazio
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Metropolitan city
| Rome
(RM)
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Frazioni
| Albuccione, Bivio di Guidonia, Colle Fiorito, Colleverde, La Botte, Marco Simone,
Montecelio
, Pichini, Setteville, Setteville Nord, Villalba, Villanova
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? Mayor
| Mauro Lombardo
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? Total
| 79.47 km
2
(30.68 sq mi)
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Elevation
| 105 m (344 ft)
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? Total
| 86,814
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? Density
| 1,100/km
2
(2,800/sq mi)
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Demonym
| Guidoniani
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Time zone
| UTC+1
(
CET
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? Summer (
DST
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| UTC+2
(
CEST
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Postal code
| 00010, 00011, 00012, 00014
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Dialing code
| 0774
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Patron saint
| Maria Beata Vergine di Loreto
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Saint day
| 10 December
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Website
| Official website
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Guidonia Montecelio
(
Italian pronunciation:
[?wi?d?ːnja
?monte?t??ːljo]
), commonly known as
Guidonia
, is a town and
comune
in the
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
,
Lazio
, central Italy.
Geography
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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
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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
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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
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Climate data for Guidonia (
Guidonia Air Base
), 1991?2020
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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13.2
(55.8)
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14.3
(57.7)
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17.3
(63.1)
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20.5
(68.9)
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25.0
(77.0)
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29.8
(85.6)
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33.1
(91.6)
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33.5
(92.3)
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28.1
(82.6)
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23.3
(73.9)
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17.9
(64.2)
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14.0
(57.2)
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22.5
(72.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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7.8
(46.0)
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8.5
(47.3)
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11.2
(52.2)
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14.1
(57.4)
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18.4
(65.1)
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22.7
(72.9)
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25.5
(77.9)
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26.0
(78.8)
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21.5
(70.7)
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17.3
(63.1)
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12.6
(54.7)
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8.8
(47.8)
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16.2
(61.2)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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2.4
(36.3)
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2.6
(36.7)
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5.1
(41.2)
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7.7
(45.9)
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11.8
(53.2)
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15.6
(60.1)
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18.0
(64.4)
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18.4
(65.1)
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14.9
(58.8)
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11.3
(52.3)
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7.4
(45.3)
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3.5
(38.3)
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9.9
(49.8)
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Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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64.1
(2.52)
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107.3
(4.22)
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70.6
(2.78)
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83.7
(3.30)
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82.8
(3.26)
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53.1
(2.09)
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39.2
(1.54)
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33.2
(1.31)
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119.6
(4.71)
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129.2
(5.09)
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127.4
(5.02)
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94.6
(3.72)
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1,004.9
(39.56)
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Average precipitation days
(≥ 1 mm)
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7.4
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7.8
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7.3
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8.3
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7.9
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4.8
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3.2
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3.1
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6.6
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7.5
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10.2
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8.8
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82.9
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Average
relative humidity
(%)
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73.7
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70.2
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69.0
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69.3
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68.0
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65.6
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63.3
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63.9
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67.6
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71.9
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75.4
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74.6
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69.4
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Source:
NOAA
[3]
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People
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International relations
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Guidonia Montecelio is
twinned
with:
References
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External links
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Media related to
Guidonia Montecelio
at Wikimedia Commons
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