Pontine Marshes
The Pontine Marshes is an approximately quadrangular area of former marshland in the Lazio Region of central Italy, extending along the coast southeast of Rome about 45 km from just east of Anzio to Terracina, varying in distance inland between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Volscian Mountains from 15 to 25 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Area
- Description: former marshland near Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “Bonifica Pontina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Fogliano.
Lake Fogliano
Lagoon
The Lake Fogliano is a lake located in the Province of Latina, in the Agro Pontino, in Lazio. Among the coastal lakes of the pontine region it is the largest, approximately 395 ha, with an extension towards the sea of about 5 km, a perimeter of about 11 km, and a width of about 1.5 km.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgo Grappa and Latina.
Borgo Grappa
Village
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Borgo Grappa is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Pontine Marshes.
Latina
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Latina is the capital of the province of Latina, in the Lazio region, in Central Italy. As of 2024, the city has 127,486 inhabitants and is the second-largest city of the region, after the national capital Rome.
Borgo Sabotino
Village
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Borgo Sabotino is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Pontine Marshes.
Pontine Marshes
- Categories: swamp and plain
- Location: Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Pontine Marshes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سبخات بونتين”
- Bulgarian: “Понтийски блата”
- Catalan: “Agro Pontino”
- Catalan: “Maresmes Pontines”
- Chinese: “庞廷沼地”
- Chinese: “彭甸沼地”
- Chinese: “彭甸沼澤”
- Chinese: “腦橋沼澤”
- Dutch: “Ager Pontinus”
- Dutch: “Agro Pontino”
- Dutch: “Pontijns akkerland”
- Dutch: “Pontijnse moerassen”
- Finnish: “Pontiset suot”
- French: “Agro pontino”
- French: “Marais pontins”
- French: “Plaine pontine”
- German: “Agro Pontino”
- German: “Pontinische Ebene”
- German: “Pontinische Sümpfe”
- Haitian: “Marais Pontins”
- Italian: “Agro pontino”
- Italian: “Agro Pontino”
- Italian: “Bonifica dell’Agro Pontino”
- Italian: “Palude pontina”
- Italian: “Palude Pontina”
- Italian: “Paludi pontine”
- Italian: “Paludi Pontine”
- Italian: “Pianura Pontina”
- Japanese: “ポンティーナ湿地帯”
- Japanese: “ポンティノ湿地”
- Polish: “Błota Pontyjskie”
- Polish: “Pola Pontyjskie”
- Romanian: “Mlaștinile Pontine”
- Russian: “Понтийские болота”
- Russian: “Понтинские болота”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pontijska močvara”
- Slovenian: “Pomptinsko močvirje”
- Slovenian: “Pontinsko močvirje”
- Spanish: “Agro Pontino”
- Spanish: “Lagunas Pontinas”
- Spanish: “Llanura pontina”
- Swedish: “Pontinska träsken”
- Ukrainian: “Понтинські болота”
- Ukrainian: “Понтинські поля”
- Venetian: “Agro Pontin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fogliano and Borgo Isonzo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Antiquarium - Ex Procoio and Lago dei Monaci.
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