Gaeta

Gaeta
Gaieta
Comune di Gaeta
Gaeta view from sea
Gaeta view from sea
Flag of Gaeta
Coat of arms of Gaeta
Location of Gaeta
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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
 • Total
29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
20,545
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 seaside city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 96.5 kilometres (60 miles) from Rome and 133 km (83 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 port and a renowned seaside resort. NATO has a naval base in 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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