Vermicino
Encyclopedia
Vermicino is a village and civil parish (frazione
) of the Italian
municipality of Frascati
, in the Province of Rome
, Lazio. In Italian language
its name means "little worm
", in an unused form.
(4 km far) and Morena (2 km far), close to the south-eastern suburb of Rome
; Vermicino, as frazione of Frascati, is part of the Castelli Romani
. A minor part of its territory, a strip in the central area, belongs to the municipality of Rome as part of the Zone XVII
"Torre Gaia". In the north of the village there is a locality, mainly composed by some scattered houses, named Selvotta, considered part of Vermicino.
The main road crossing Vermicino is the historical one of Tuscolana, linking Rome (20 km far) and Frascati (2,5 km far). Other main roads are Via di Vermicino (in which is located Selvotta) and Via di Passolombardo, that links the village to the motorway's exit of "Roma Torrenova", on the "South Rome Branch" of the A1
.
The village is also 4,5 km far from Rome Ciampino Airport, 5 from Grottaferrata
and circa 3 from the Roman suburban villages of Borghesiana and Finocchio. The nearest railway stations are Tor Vergata (near Frascati), Ciampino
, and Frascati.
, built in 1731 by the order of the Pope Clement XII
and designed by Luigi Vanvitelli
. From the 1970s Vermicino grew as part of the urban expansion in southern Roman surroundings.
, fell into an artesian well
located in a rural field in Selvotta, and died on June 13. Originally a local item of news, the attempted rescue became a national media event from June 12, due to a 18-hours-long live
broadcasted by the main TV channels of RAI
, unified for the event. The broadcast had attracted millions of Italian people to follow the events, and also Vermicino was crowd by a multitude of people. Also the Italian President of that period, Sandro Pertini, came to Vermicino. The media emphasis to that event connected, in Italy, the name of the semi-unknown Vermicino to the tragedy of Rampi's family.
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 the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
municipality of Frascati
Frascati
Frascati is a town and comune in the province of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, being the location of several international scientific...
, 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. In Italian language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
its name means "little worm
Worm
The term worm refers to an obsolete taxon used by Carolus Linnaeus and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals, and stems from the Old English word wyrm. Currently it is used to describe many different distantly-related animals that typically have a long cylindrical...
", in an unused form.
Geography
Located near CiampinoCiampino
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 in 2004 by presidential decree.-Overview:It is best known for the local "Giovan Battista Pastine" International Airport, best known as...
(4 km far) and Morena (2 km far), close to the south-eastern suburb of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
; Vermicino, as frazione of Frascati, is part of the Castelli Romani
Castelli Romani
The Castelli Romani is a group of communes in the province of Rome, Italy. They are located at short distance south-east to Rome, at the feet of the Alban Hills.-Overview:...
. A minor part of its territory, a strip in the central area, belongs to the municipality of Rome as part of the Zone XVII
Administrative subdivision of Rome
The administrative subdivision of Rome consists of the 19 sub-municipalities of Rome's municipality. Originally, the city was divided into 20 sub-municipalities, but the XIV, what is now the Comune di Fiumicino, voted some years ago to become a full municipality itself and eventually detached from...
"Torre Gaia". In the north of the village there is a locality, mainly composed by some scattered houses, named Selvotta, considered part of Vermicino.
The main road crossing Vermicino is the historical one of Tuscolana, linking Rome (20 km far) and Frascati (2,5 km far). Other main roads are Via di Vermicino (in which is located Selvotta) and Via di Passolombardo, that links the village to the motorway's exit of "Roma Torrenova", on the "South Rome Branch" of the A1
Autostrada A1 (Italy)
The Autostrada A1, or Autostrada del Sole , is an Italian motorway which connects Milan with Naples via Bologna, Florence and Rome. At 754 km, it is the longest Italian autostrada and is considered the “spinal cord” of the country’s road network...
.
The village is also 4,5 km far from Rome Ciampino Airport, 5 from Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata, Italy is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Rome. It is bounded by other communes, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino, and Rome.-History:...
and circa 3 from the Roman suburban villages of Borghesiana and Finocchio. The nearest railway stations are Tor Vergata (near Frascati), Ciampino
Ciampino railway station
Ciampino railway station serves the town and comune of Ciampino, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. It forms part of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway, and is also a junction for three other lines, to Velletri, Albano, and Frascati, respectively....
, and Frascati.
Overview
In the middle of the original village there is a fountainFountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
, built in 1731 by the order of the Pope Clement XII
Pope Clement XII
Pope Clement XII , born Lorenzo Corsini, was Pope from 12 July 1730 to 6 February 1740.Born in Florence, the son of Bartolomeo Corsini, Marquis of Casigliano and his wife Isabella Strozzi, sister of the Duke of Bagnuolo, Corsini had been an aristocratic lawyer and financial manager under preceding...
and designed by Luigi Vanvitelli
Luigi Vanvitelli
Luigi Vanvitelli was an Italian engineer and architect. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practiced a sober classicizing academic Late Baroque style that made an easy transition to Neoclassicism.-Biography:Vanvitelli was born at Naples, the son of a Dutch painter of land and...
. From the 1970s Vermicino grew as part of the urban expansion in southern Roman surroundings.
Alfredo Rampi's incident
On June 10 1981 a 6 years old child, Alfredo RampiAlfredo Rampi
Alfredo Rampi, nicknamed Alfredino which translates as "little Alfredo" , was an Italian child who died after falling down a well near Vermicino, a village near Frascati, on Wednesday 10 June 1981.-The incident:...
, fell into an artesian well
Artesian aquifer
An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure. This causes the water level in a well to rise to a point where hydrostatic equilibrium has been reached. This type of well is called an artesian well...
located in a rural field in Selvotta, and died on June 13. Originally a local item of news, the attempted rescue became a national media event from June 12, due to a 18-hours-long live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
broadcasted by the main TV channels of RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
, unified for the event. The broadcast had attracted millions of Italian people to follow the events, and also Vermicino was crowd by a multitude of people. Also the Italian President of that period, Sandro Pertini, came to Vermicino. The media emphasis to that event connected, in Italy, the name of the semi-unknown Vermicino to the tragedy of Rampi's family.