Ciampino
Sign in to saveCiampino () is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City 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 a presidential decree.
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Ciampino is a city and municipality located in the Rome metropolitan area in central Italy that gained its independence from the neighboring town of Marino in 1974. It received official city status in 2004, making it a relatively young municipality in the greater Rome region.
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Ciampino () is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City 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 a presidential decree.
It is best known for the local "Giovan Battista Pastine" International Airport, 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 38,700 inhabitants.