Lanuvio
title: "Lanuvio" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-lazio", "castelli-romani", "lanuvio"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanuvio" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox Italian comune"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lanuvio |
| official_name | Comune di Lanuvio |
| image_skyline | Lanuvio Panoram 4th April 2010.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Lanuvio |
| image_shield | Lanuvio-stemma.gif |
| coordinates | |
| region | Lazio |
| metropolitan_city | Rome (RM) |
| frazioni | Campoleone, Bellavista, Colle Cavaliere, Casale della Corte, Malcavallo, Mantovano, Monte Giove, Pascolare, Pietrara, Sambuco, Stragonello |
| mayor_party | FdI |
| mayor | Andrea Volpi |
| area_total_km2 | 43.9 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 13605 |
| population_as_of | 1 January 2017 |
| population_demonym | Civitani |
| elevation_m | 324 |
| saint | St. Peter the Apostle |
| day | April 7 |
| postal_code | 00075 |
| area_code | 06 |
| website | |
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| name = Lanuvio | official_name = Comune di Lanuvio | native_name = | image_skyline = Lanuvio Panoram 4th April 2010.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Lanuvio | image_shield = Lanuvio-stemma.gif | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | region = Lazio | metropolitan_city = Rome (RM) | frazioni = Campoleone, Bellavista, Colle Cavaliere, Casale della Corte, Malcavallo, Mantovano, Monte Giove, Pascolare, Pietrara, Sambuco, Stragonello | mayor_party = FdI | mayor = Andrea Volpi | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 43.9 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 13605 | population_as_of = 1 January 2017 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Civitani | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 324 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = St. Peter the Apostle | day = April 7 | postal_code = 00075 | area_code = 06 | website = | footnotes = Lanuvio is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 30 km southeast of Rome, on the Alban Hills.
Lanuvio borders the following municipalities: Aprilia, Ariccia, Genzano di Roma, Velletri.
History
::callout[type=note] For the ancient history of the town, see Lanuvium ::
In ancient times Lanuvium was an important town in the hinterland of Imperial Rome. The emperors Antoninus Pius and Commodus were born here. It decayed after the reign of Theodosius I (late 4th century AD), and was mostly abandoned due to the shutting down of its polytheistic sanctuaries.
It is mentioned again in the 11th century, when it was a seat of a Benedictine monastery. In the early 15th century it was acquired by the Colonna family, to whom it belonged until 1564.
On 17 February 1944, during World War II, it was bombed by sea and air by the Allies, and almost entirely destroyed.
Main sights
- Collegiate church
- Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie
- History center with walls, including four towers
- Temple of Juno Sospita
- Remains of the ancient Roman bridge Ponte Loreto
- Regional Park of the Castelli Romani
- Civic Museum of Lanuvio
Notable people
- Vincenzo Seratrice the Elder (1851–1922), painter
Twin towns
- ITA Centuripe, Italy
References
References
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
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