Littoria (now Latina)

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Littoria, now known as Latina, is a planned city in Italy founded during the Fascist era as part of the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes.

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Littoria (now Latina) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
planned city
administrativeDivisionType comune
administrativeSuccessor Latina
architect Oriolo Frezzotti
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Europe
country Italy
designedAs provincial capital
foundedAs new town
foundingContext Fascist era
foundingLeader Benito Mussolini
foundingRegime Italian Fascism
linked to: Fascist Italy
hasArchitecturalStyle Fascist architecture
rationalist architecture
hasBuilding Cathedral of San Marco (Latina)
Palazzo del Municipio (Latina)
Torre Civica (Latina)
hasCentralSquare Piazza del Popolo (Latina)
hasFunction agricultural service center
hasNearbyInfrastructure Via Appia
Via Pontina
hasSymbol coat of arms of Littoria
flag of Littoria
hasTransport Latina railway station
language Italian
locatedIn Agro Pontino
Lazio
Pontine Marshes
near Tyrrhenian Sea
nowKnownAs Latina
originalInhabitantsFrom Emilia-Romagna
Friuli
Veneto
various Italian regions
partOfProject Pontine Marshes reclamation
linked to: Pontine Marshes

bonifica integrale (integral land reclamation)
province Province of Latina
purpose reclamation of the Pontine Marshes
settlement of reclaimed land
region Central Italy
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
urbanPlanBy Oriolo Frezzotti
wasRenamedInContextOf fall of Fascism in Italy
wasRenamedTo Latina
wasSeatOf Province of Littoria

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Pontine Marshes newSettlements Littoria (now Latina)