Ciampino
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Ciampino is a town and comune
in the province of Rome
, Lazio, Italy
. It was a frazione
of Marino
until 1974, when it became a comune
; it obtained the city status (being therefore officially known as Città di Ciampino) in 2004 by presidential decree.
, best known as Rome Ciampino, a military airport which also hosts several civil flights, especially from low-cost companies such as Ryanair
. The city is named after Giovanni Giustino Ciampini
, a religious, scientist and archaeologist who lived here in the 17th century. It grew from 5,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 28,000 in 1971. Today, the city has circa 37,000 inhabitants.
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, Italy
Italy
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. It was a frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of Marino
Marino, Italy
Marino is an Italian city and comune in Lazio , on the Alban Hills, Italy, 21 km south east of Rome, with population of 37,684 and a territory of 26.10 km2...
until 1974, when it became a comune
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:...
; it obtained the city status (being therefore officially known as Città di Ciampino) in 2004 by presidential decree.
Overview
It is best known for the local "Giovan Battista Pastine" International AirportCiampino Airport
-Access:There is no rail transport at Ciampino Airport. There are direct bus connections both to Roma Termini railway station and to close local stations...
, best known as Rome Ciampino, a military airport which also hosts several civil flights, especially from low-cost companies such as Ryanair
Ryanair
Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline. Its head office is at Dublin Airport and its primary operational bases at Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport....
. The city is named after Giovanni Giustino Ciampini
Giovanni Giustino Ciampini
Giovanni Giustino Ciampini was an ecclesiastical archaeologist. He graduated from the University of Rome as a student of law but soon devoted himself to archaeological interests, which an important office in the Apostolic Chancery permitted him to pursue...
, a religious, scientist and archaeologist who lived here in the 17th century. It grew from 5,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 28,000 in 1971. Today, the city has circa 37,000 inhabitants.