Fondi
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Fondi | ||
Castle of Fondi.
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 Fondi
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| Coordinates: 41°21′N 13°25′E / 41.350°N 13.417°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lazio | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Latina (LT) | |
| Frazioni | Cocuruzzo, Curtignano, Fasana, Gegni, Passignano, Querce, Rene, Rio Claro, Salto di Fondi, San Magno, San Raffaele, Sant'Andrea, Sant'Oliva, Selva Vetere, Vardito | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Salvatore De Meo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2011) | ||
| • Total | 38,437 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Fondani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 04022 | |
| Dialing code | 0771 | |
| Patron saint | St. Honoratus of Fondi | |
| Saint day | 10 October | |
| Website | Official website | |
Fondi (Latin: Fundi) is a city and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. Before the construction of the highway between the latter cities in the late 1950s, Fondi had been an important settlement on the Roman Via Appia, which was the main connection from Rome to much of southern Italy.
Fondi is the main town of the Plain of Fondi (Piana di Fondi in Italian), a small plain between the Ausoni and Aurunci mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plain includes three lakes and is agriculturally very fertile. Most in evidence are greenhouses for the production of early crops for sale in Rome. The 15-kilometre (9 mi) long sandy beach stretches from Sperlonga in the south-east to Terracina in the north-west and lies along the Gulf of Gaeta, with views (when the weather is clear) to the Pontine Islands. It is marked by a somehow well-preserved, typical Mediterranean coastal dune landscape.
The territory of Fondi is partially included in the Regional Natural Park of Monti Aurunci.
Fondi has an ancient history, beginning with early settlements about 1000 BC: later the area was settled by the Italic tribes of Aurunci and, subsequently, Volsci. According to the legend, it would have been founded by Hercules in memory of the killing of Cacus.
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