Marino, Italy
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| Comune di Marino | ||
View of the historical centre.
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| Coordinates: 41°46′N 12°40′E / 41.767°N 12.667°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lazio | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Rome | |
| Frazioni | Castelluccia, Cava dei Selci, Due Santi, Fontana Sala, , Santa Maria delle Mole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Carlo Colizza | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 26.10 km2 (10.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) | |
| Population (31 August 2015) | ||
| • Total | 42,575 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Marinesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 00047 | |
| Dialing code | 06 | |
| Patron saint | San Barnaba | |
| Saint day | June 11 | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Marino (Marinum or Castrimoenium in Latin, Marini in local dialect) is an Italian city and comune in Lazio (central Italy), on the Alban Hills, Italy, 21 kilometres (13 miles) southeast of Rome, with a population of 37,684 and a territory of 26.10 square kilometres (10.08 sq mi). It is bounded by other communes, Castel Gandolfo, Albano Laziale, Rocca di Papa, Grottaferrata, and Ciampino. Marino is famous for its white wine, and for its Grape Festival, which has been celebrated since 1924.
The territory of Marino was inhabited by Latin tribes from the 1st millennium BC. The ancient cities of Bovillae (), Mugilla (Santa Maria delle Mole, a frazione of the comune of Marino) and Ferentum (Marino itself) were part of the Latin League. Under the Roman Republic it was a summer resort for Roman patricians, who built luxurious villas in the area to escape the heat of Rome.
In 846 AD, Bovillae - until then the largest settlement - was destroyed by the Saracens, and the population moved to the more easily defendable area of Ferentum, which was fortified under the new name of Marinum. From 1090 it was a dominium of the Counts of Tusculum, and later a fief of the Frangipane and, beginning in 1266, the Orsini. In 1272, San Bonaventura founded the first confraternity of Italy there.
In 1347 it was besieged in vain by Cola di Rienzo. Fifty years later, it was the site of the battle between Alberico da Barbiano and the French troops supporting Antipope Clement VII. In 1419 it was bought by the Colonna, who maintained it until 1914.
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