Latina - Italy

The inauguration of Littoria in 1932.
Latina was founded by Benito Mussolini on 30 June 1932 as Littoria, named for the fascio littorio. The city was inaugurated on 18 December of the same year. Littoria was populated with settlers coming mainly from Friuli and Veneto, who formed the so-called Venetian-Pontine community (today surviving only in some peripherical boroughs). The edifices and the monuments, mainly in rationalist style, were designed by famous architects and artists such as Marcello Piacentini, Angiolo Mazzoni and Duilio Cambellotti.

In 1934 it became a provincial capital and, after World War II, renamed Latina in 1946. With the arrival of other people mostly from Lazio itself, the original Venetian-like dialect was increasingly substituted by a form of Romanesco dialect.

The city coat of arms is a blue shield with a stylized drawing of the City Hall Clock Tower in the middle, standing on a field of green, and flanked by two stalks of wheat tied at the base with a red ribbon engraved with the motto "LATINA OLIM PALUS" ("Latina, once a swamp") in Latin. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown. The arms combine the three colors of the Flag of Italy (red, white, and green) with the "Azzurro Savoia" (the blue of the House of Savoy).
( source: wikipedia )

[robmartin]

Latina is the birthplace of the Latinos.. Bad Bunny, Shakira, Univision .. all descend from Latina Italy.

[TimeTraveller]

I was born in Latina, then our family migrated to Australia when I was five years of age. In my mid-teens we returned to Italy for a couple of years, 1981-1981. It was too tough on my parents to remain in Italy when none of us were employed. I come from a family of six siblings. One of my sisters still lives in Latina. It makes me sad we came back to Australia. Now many young Italians are coming to Australia in their hundreds! 2018.

[angelsoto]

Il video è la prova che gli unici latini sono italiani, non ispanoamericani.