Sabaudia

Sister cities

• El Vendrell
• Saint-Médard-en-Jalles

History

In ancient Roman times, the extensive Villa of Domitian was built nearby and embellished by the emperor. Some of its remains have been excavated. Sabaudia is one of several towns built on the reclaimed marshland of the ancient Pontine Marshes (). This marsh was drained under orders from Benito Mussolini. Vast tracts of malaria-infested swamp were drained by workers transported from poor areas of northern Italy, leaving the coastal area south of Rome with rich farmland. These towns were built so that the fascist regime could demonstrate the successful draining of the marshland, as well as to provide housing communities for the increasing urban populations of Italy's large cities. Architects Gino Cancellotti, Eugenio Montuori, Luigi Piccinato, and Alfredo Scalpelli were responsible for the town plan and many of the building. They had won a competition for the design of Sabaudia, sponsored by Mussolini. Work commenced on the town's construction on 5 August 1933 and was completed 253 days later. The town itself is based on a rectangular grid road layout and rationalist architecture. It was named after the then-reigning Savoy dynasty ().

Most-observed species

• Great Cormorant/European Shag

  Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  617
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  538
• Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron

  Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  506
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  464
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  443
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  435
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  432
• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

  Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  413

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2025-11-18
  16 km ESE of Ventotene, Italy
• M 2.7 — 2025-05-08
  1 km NNE of Montecompatri, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2024-12-09
  3 km SSE of Formia, Italy
• M 4.2 — 2023-10-26
  19 km SW of Sant'Angelo, Italy
• M 3.1 — 2020-05-11
  7 km NNW of Rome, Italy
• M 4.6 — 2019-11-07
  2 km SW of Villavallelonga, Italy