Sabaudia

Sabaudia
Comune
Comune di Sabaudia
Sabaudia Town Hall
Coat of arms
Sabaudia Location of Sabaudia in Italy
Coordinates: 41°18′N 13°01′E / 41.300°N 13.017°E / 41.300; 13.017
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province / Metropolitan city	Latina (LT)
Frazioni	Baia d'Argento, Bella Farnia, Borgo San Donato, Borgo Vodice, Cerasella, Mezzomonte, Molella, Sacramento, Sant'Andrea, Sant'Isidoro
Government
• Mayor	Maurizio Lucci
Area
• Total	144 km2 (56 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (9 October 2011)
• Total	18,812
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sabaudiesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	04016
Dialing code	0773
Patron saint	SS. Annunziata
Saint day	March 25
Website	Official website

Sabaudia is a coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. Sabaudia's center is characterized by several examples of Fascist architecture.

An hour and a half to the south of Rome, Sabaudia is a coastal town. It is one of several towns built on the reclaimed marshland of the Pontine Marshes Agro Pontino. This marsh was drained under orders from Benito Mussolini. Vast tracts of malaria-infested swamp were drained by workers transported from poor areas of northern Italy, leaving the coastal area south of Rome with rich farmland. These towns were built so that the fascist regime could demonstrate the draining of the marshland, as well as provide housing communities for the increasing urban populations of Italy's large cities.

Architects Gino Cancellotti, Eugenio Montuori, Luigi Piccinato, and Alfredo Scalpelli were responsible for the town plan and many of the buildings after winning a competition for the design of Sabaudia, sponsored by Mussolini. Work commenced on the town's construction on 5 August 1933 and was completed 253 days later. The city itself is based a Roman grid road layout and rationalist architecture.