Nemi
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This article is about the town in Rome. For other uses, see Nemi (disambiguation).
Nemi is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome (central Italy), in the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi, a volcanic crater lake. It is 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Velletri and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Rome.
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Comune di Nemi | |
Coordinates: 41°43′N 12°43′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alberto Bertucci |
Area | |
• Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
Population (31 May 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 1,918 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Demonym | Nemorensi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 00040 |
Dialing code | 06 |
Patron saint | Sts. Philip and James |
Saint day | May 3 |
Website | comunedinemi |
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The town's name derives from the Latin nemus, or "holy wood". In antiquity the area had no town, but the grove was the site of one of the most famous of Roman cults and temples: the Temple of Diana Nemorensis.
In 1514 Marcantonio I Colonna gave to Nemi the "Statuti e Capituli del Castello di Nemi".