Montescudo
Montescudo | |
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| Comune di Montescudo | |
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| Postal code | 47040 |
| Dialing code | 0541 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | January 20 |
| Website | Official website |
Montescudo is a frazione and former comune (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Rimini.
Montescudo borders the following municipalities: Coriano, Faetano (San Marino), Gemmano, Monte Colombo, Sassofeltrio.
History
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Montescudo was historically part of a district area whose capital was Coriano. During the Cisalpine Republic and Italian Republic, the district capital moved to Montescudo. The return of the Papal States in 1805 restored Coriano's place.[2]
The town was effectively razed during an engagement on the Gothic Line in the Second World War.[3] 576 Allied soldiers were buried in Montescudo, but were reinterred in the newly-built Coriano Ridge War Cemetery shortly afterwards due to the soil's subsistence in Montescudo.[4]
On 1 January 1996, Montescudo joined the municipalities of Gemmano, Montefiore Conca, Saludecio, Mondaino, Montegridolfo, Monte Colombo, San Clemente, and Morciano di Romagna formed the Valconca Union. The union was formed to integrate public services across the municipalities. A clause working towards the comuni's merger was repealed in 2009.[2]
On 1 January 2016, the municipalities of Montescudo and Monte Colombo merged to form the municipality of Montescudo-Monte Colombo.[5]
Main sights
- Civic Tower (14th century)
- Remains of the walls erected by Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, as well as of a Rocca Malatestiana (castle).
- The Ghiacciaia, an ice reservoir dating from the Malatestian era.
- Remains of the 15th century church of Santa Maria Succurrente, in the frazione of Valliano.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Zaghini, Paolo (16 October 2023). "Sulle rive del Conca, confine che unisce" [On the banks of the Conca, a border that unites]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ISSN 2283-6837. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ISSN 2282-4979.
- ^ "n.305 del 23.11.2015 (Parte Prima)". Official Bulletin of the Emilia-Romagna Region (in Italian). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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