Summary
Santarcangelo di Romagna (Romagnol: Santarcànzul) is a comune in the province of Rimini, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, on the Via Emilia. As of 2009, it had a population of some 21,300. It is crossed by two rivers, the Uso and the Marecchia.
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| Coordinates: 44°04′N 12°27′E / 44.067°N 12.450°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Rimini |
| Frazioni | Canonica, La Giola, Montalbano, San Martino dei Mulini, San Michele, Sant'Ermete, San Vito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alice Parma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,320 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santarcangiolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47822 |
| Dialing code | 0541 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel |
| Saint day | September 29 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality includes much of the town of San Vito, notable for the Ponte di San Vito and the Sanctuary of Madonna di Casale.[3][4]
History edit
Santarcangelo lies on the route of the Via Aemilia, the ancient Roman road running between Ariminum (modern Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza).[5] A stone bridge crossed the river Uso near Santarcangelo.[3] Under the reign of emperor Augustus, the Via Aemilia was rerouted to run through San Vito, crossing the Uso at the Ponte di San Vito.[3][6]
On 16 April 1992, the municipality transferred from the province of Forlì to the newly-created province of Rimini.[7]
Main monuments edit
- Triumphal Arch (1772–77) was designed by the architect Cosimo Morelli. In front of the Arch there is the Town Hall of the mid-1800s, built on designs by Giovanni Benedettini
- Belltower
- Monumental Public Grotto
- Historic and Archaeological Museum
- Collegiate Church, built between 1744 and 1758 by the architect Giovan Francesco
- Malatesta Fortress (private property of the Colonna family), built in 1386 and of a structure with three polygonal bastions completed by Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta in 1447
Festivals edit
Santarcangelo dei Teatri is an international festival dedicated to the contemporary scene. The spectacles are held in the streets and squares of the city. It produces and promotes theatre and dance, with a special attention to interdisciplinary experiences and international cooperation dynamics.
Started in 1971 with a strong political impulse, Santarcangelo Festival was called “International Square Theatre Festival”. Under the art direction of Piero Patino, it wanted to weave political requests linked to the movements of 1968 and the folklore inborn in the cultural tradition of Romagna.
Transport edit
The city lies on the Bologna–Ancona railway and offers hourly connections to Rimini.
Between 1916 and 1960, the village of Sant'Ermete, on the opposite site of the Marecchia, was served by the Rimini–Novafeltria railway.[8][9] Following its closure, much of the railway was incorporated into the SP258 provincial road.[10][8] To allow the road's widening,[11][12] the tracks in the province of Forlì were removed in 1964, costing 17.5 million lire.[12]
Santarcangelo was to be the terminus of the never-completed Santarcangelo–Urbino railway, also known as the subappenine railway, which would have run to Urbino through San Leo. The project was intended to provide an inland alternative to the Bologna–Ancona railway, whose coastal position made it vulnerable to bombardment. It was abandoned in 1933, but some tracks had already been laid in the section from Santarcangelo to San Leo.[13]
Notable people edit
- Raffaello Baldini (1924–2005), journalist and poet in the Romagnol language, was born and raised in Santarcangelo[14]
External links edit
- Official website
- Thayer's Gazetteer
- Santarcangelo dei Teatri (the annual theater festival)
- Santarcangelo di Romagna
- Santarcangelo di Romagna
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Cartoceti, Marcello (2019). "Alla riscoperta dei ponti di San Vito" [Rediscovering the bridges of San Vito] (PDF). Ariminum. May–June 2019 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 6–8. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "29 aprile 1868 - Nasce a Trebbio di Poggio Berni il Beato Pio Campidelli" [29 April 1868 – Blessed Pio Campidelli was born in Trebbio di Poggio Berni]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "The Via Emilia". Emilia Romagna Turismo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Cartoceti, Marcello (2014). "I legami con il ponte augusteo di San Vito" [The link with the Augustan bridge of San Vito] (PDF). Ariminum. March–April 2014 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 16–17. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Decreto Legislativo 6 marzo 1992, n. 252" [Legislative Decree 6 March 1992, no. 252]. Gazzetta Ufficiale (in Italian). 6 March 1992. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Ferrovia Rimini Centrale-Novafeltria" [Rimini Centrale-Novafeltria railway]. www.ferrovieabbandonate.it. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "18 giugno 1922 - Completata la ferrovia Rimini - Novafeltria" [18 June 1922: The Rimini-Novafeltria railway is completed]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Zaghini, Paolo (11 September 2022). "Se in Valmarecchia ci fosse ancora il trenino dello zolfo" [If only the sulphur train still existed in Valmarecchia]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Preti, Luigi (30 January 1960). "N. 1986 Trasferimento nei ruoli del personale delle ferrovie dello Stato del personale in servizio nella ferrovia Rimini–Novafeltria" [N. 1986 Transfer of personnel serving on the Rimini–Novafeltria railway to the roles of state railway personnel] (PDF). Atti Parlamentari. III Legislatura Disegni di Legge e Relazioni. Chamber of Deputies: 330–331. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b Pagliarani, Nicola (31 August 1964). "Risposte scritte ad interrogazioni" [Written responses to questions] (PDF). Atti Parlamentari. Seduta del 31 agosto 1964. Chamber of Deputies: 2949. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Ferrovia incompiuta Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna-Urbino". Ferrovie abbandonate (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Della Monica, Walter (20 November 1993). "Un "Rossellini" della poesia" [A "Rosselini" of poetry] (PDF). Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
