Gaeta

Gaeta
Gaieta
Comune di Gaeta
Gaeta view from sea
Gaeta view from sea
Flag of Gaeta
Location of Gaeta
Map
Gaeta is located in Italy
Gaeta
Gaeta
Location of Gaeta in Italy
Gaeta is located in Lazio
Gaeta
Gaeta
Gaeta (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°13′N 13°34′E / 41.217°N 13.567°E / 41.217; 13.567
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceLatina (LT)
Area
 • Total29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total20,545
DemonymGaetani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Patron saintSaint Erasmus
Saint day2 June
WebsiteOfficial website
Megalithic walls
Roman mausoleum of Lucius Munatius Plancus
Roman mausoleum of Lucius Sempronius Atratinus

Gaeta (Italian: [ɡaˈeːta]; Latin: Cāiēta; Southern Laziale: Gaieta) is a city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Rome and 80 km (50 mi) from Naples.

The town has played a conspicuous part in military history; its walls date to Roman times and were extended and strengthened in the 15th century,[3] especially throughout the history of the Kingdom of Naples (later the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies).

Present-day Gaeta is a fishing and oil seaport and a renowned tourist resort. NATO maintains a naval base of operations at Gaeta.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Demographic data from Istat
  3. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 385.

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