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Civitavecchia

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Also known as Civitavecchia, Italy, Civita Vecchia

Civitavecchia (, ; , and later, ) is a city and major sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea west-northwest of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Administratively, it is a (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. Civitavecchia's harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater on which stands a lighthouse.

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Civitavecchia is a city on Italy's west coast, located northwest of Rome, and serves as a major sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is administratively part of Rome's metropolitan area and has a harbor equipped with piers, a breakwater, and a lighthouse to facilitate maritime traffic.

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Italian comune.name: Civitavecchia
Italian comune.image_skyline: Forte Michelangelo 2014.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Civitavecchia.svg
Italian comune.image_caption: Civitavecchia fort and harbour
Italian comune.image_shield: Civitavecchia-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_map: Map of comune of Civitavecchia (province of Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Location in the Metropolitan City of Rome
Italian comune.region: Lazio
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Rome
Italian comune.frazioni: Aurelia, La Scaglia
Italian comune.mayor_party: PD
Italian comune.mayor: Marco Piendibene
Italian comune.saint: Saint Fermina

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: comune of Italy
Part of: Province of Rome
Official name: Civitavecchia
Demonym: civitavecchiesi
Country: Italy
Located in: Metropolitan City of Rome
Population: 51653
Area: 73.74
Elevation: 13
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Tarquinia
Official website: www.comune.civitavecchia.rm.it
Image: Civvecc3.jpg
Dialing code: 0766
Licence plate code: ROMA
Patron saint: Firmina

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twinned administrative body: Tivat
Commons category: Civitavecchia
postal code: 00053
topic's main category: Category:Civitavecchia
Commons gallery: Civitavecchia
category for people born here: Category:Births in Civitavecchia
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Civitavecchia
category of associated people: Category:People from Civitavecchia
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: Civitavecchia
name: a Civitavecchia fece molti belli e magnifici edifizii
P12749: 346 Hermentaria

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

History
Etruscan era
Roman era
Later history
Economy
Main sights
Roman city
Other sights
Geography
Climate
Transport
Education
Twin towns and sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
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Civitavecchia (, ; , and later, ) is a city and major sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea west-northwest of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Administratively, it is a (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. Civitavecchia's harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater on which stands a lighthouse.

==History== thumb|300px|Civitavecchia in 1699 showing buildings of Roman harbour

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