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Transport In San Marino
San Marino is a small European republic, with limited public transport facilities. It is an enclave in central Italy. The principal public transport links involve buses, helicopters, and an aerial tramway. There was a public electric railway network, a small part of which has been preserved and returned to service in 2012 as a tourist attraction. Railway There is a disused railway to Rimini, with much of the infrastructure such as tunnels still intact. An 800-metre section from just outside the San Marino terminal station was put into service in 2012 as a tourist attraction. Aerial tramway There is a 300 m aerial tramway connecting the city of San Marino on top of Monte Titano with Borgo Maggiore, a major town in the republic, with the second largest population of any Sammarinese settlement. Indeed, for the tourist visitor the aerial tramway gives the best available views of Borgo Maggiore, as the cars sweep low over the rooftops of the main town square. From here a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesanuova
Chiesanuova ( rgn, Cisanòva) is a minor municipality of San Marino. It has a population of 1,143 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 5.46 km2. Etymology From Italian language, Italian ''chiesa'' ("church") + ''nuova'', feminine singular of ''nuovo'' ("new"). History The medieval castle of Busignano was situated in this area, and in 1320, its inhabitants decided to join San Marino. The name Chiesanuova dates back to the 16th century, around the rebuilding of the church of Saint Giovanni Battista in Curte, which no longer exists. The renovation of Salvatore Conti Square was conceived by the Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter Tonino Guerra and completed in 2011. In the 2021 San Marino abortion referendum, Chiesanuova voted the most against the legalization of abortion up to 12 weeks, with the "NO" vote at 27.05%. The "YES" vote reached 72.95%. Geography It borders the San Marino municipalities San Marino, San Marino, San Marino and Fiorentino and the Italian municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Fellini Airport
Federico Fellini International Airport ( it, Aeroporto Internazionale di Rimini e San Marino 'Federico Fellini'; ), formerly ''Rimini Miramare Airport'', is an international airport located at Miramare, southeast of Rimini, Italy. It also is the main aerial gateway to the nearby independent republic of San Marino. The airport is named after Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. Since 2015, Rimini Airport has been managed by AIRiminum 2014 S.p.A. Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring . Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Rimini Airport: Statistics Ground transportation Bus The airport is served by the following routes operated by Start Romagna: * Metromare Rapid Transit Rimini Railway Station-Rimini Airport-Rimini Miramare Railway Station-Riccione Railway Station *9 Rimini Airport-Rimini Ospedale-Rimini Railway Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliport
A heliport is a small airport suitable for use by helicopters and some other vertical lift aircraft. Designated heliports typically contain one or more touchdown and liftoff areas and may also have limited facilities such as fuel or hangars. In some larger towns and cities, customs facilities may also be available. Early advocates of helicopters hoped that heliports would become widespread, but they have become contentious in urban areas due to the excessive noise caused by helicopter traffic. In American use a heliport is defined as "an area of land, water, or structure used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters and includes its buildings and facilities if any." A heliport will consist of one or more helipads, which are defined as "a small, designated area, usually with a prepared surface, on a heliport, airport, landing/take-off area, apron/ramp, or movement area used for takeoff, landing, or parking of helicopters." In Canada the term heliport i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torraccia Airfield
The airfield and helipad Torraccia is located in the Republic of San Marino, 200 meters from the border with Italy. It is the only airport in the Republic and is managed by the Aeroclub San Marino. Technical description The airfield, in the grass, is 625 meters long, with 16/34 orientation. The preferred orientation is runway 16 for takeoffs and runway 34 for landings. Runway 34 has a circuit with turns to the right. In 1983 it constitutes the Aeroclub San Marino that legal recognition as an association by the Council of Twelve in 1985; in the same year was built the airfield of Torraccia. The municipal plan has approved an expansion of the runway length to a total of 950 meters. The expansion, however, is hindered by the residents, because of a recent regulation that allowed the construction of residential buildings almost on the runway. The helipad, of small size (98.2 meters), allows the landing of various types of helicopters. The Frecce Tricolori, aerobatic aircraft of v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cailungo
Cailungo is a village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore. Geography The village is located at the north of its castle seat, and its main road is ''via Ca' dei Lunghi''. It is divided in Cailungo di Sopra (''Upper C.'') and Cailungo di Sotto (''Lower C.''). Infrastructures Cailungo is the seat of the Sanmarinese State Hospital (''Ospedale di Stato di San Marino'') and the State Agency for Public Services of San Marino (''Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici''). Sport The local football team is the Cailungo. Oratorio di San Rocco The church, Oratorio di San Rocco, was originally built in connection with a plague in the Middle Ages in honour of San Rocco. The interior has an oil on canvas painting of Madonna and Child and St. John the Baptist dated to 1594.Nevio and Annio Maria Matteimi ''The Republic of San Marino: Historical and Artistic Guide to the City and the Castles'', 2011, p. 78. See also *Borgo Maggiore *Cà Melon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdragone
Valdragone is a village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castello of Borgo Maggiore. Geography The village is divided into two areas: Valdragone di Sopra (''Upper V.'') and Valdragone di Sotto (''Lower V.''). It is situated close at the east of Borgo Maggiore and also close to Cailungo and Domagnano. History The name of Valdragone appears for the first time in historical documents of 1253. The Monastero di Santa Chiara was built from 1969 to 1971. According to legend, the name "Valdragone" comes from stories of a dragon that appeared there. From Italian ''val'', apocopic form of ''valle'' ("valley") + ''dragone'' ("dragon"). See also *Borgo Maggiore *Cà Melone *Cà Rigo *Cailungo *San Giovanni sotto le Penne *Ventoso Ventoso is a village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore. Its name means, in Italian language, ''windy''. History The village was an Ancient Roman ''castrum'', known as ''Castrum Ventosi''. It kne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovereta
Rovereta is a village (''curazia'') in San Marino. It belongs to the municipality ('' castello'') of Serravalle. Its name, in Italian language, refers to a wood of " Sessile Oaks". History In 1957 there was a constitutional crisis named ''Fatti di Rovereta'' (the Rovereta affair), in which the Grand and General Council was deliberately rendered inquorate to prevent the scheduled election of Captains-Regent. A provisional government was established in the village of Rovereta, in opposition to the outgoing Captains-Regent whose term had expired. Geography The village is situated in the north-western corner of its castle, close to Falciano and to the borders with Italy, at the industrial area of Cerasolo (a civil parish of Coriano). It is served by the National Road 72 Rimini-San Marino, the San Marino Highway. See also * Serravalle * Cà Ragni * Cinque Vie *Dogana *Falciano * Lesignano * Ponte Mellini *Valgiurata Valgiurata, also known as Le Tane, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falciano
Curazie in San Marino
Italy–San Marino border crossings
Falciano is a village (''curazia'') in northeastern San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Serravalle and is its second civil parish in order of population after Dogana. Geography The village is located close to Dogana and to the borders with Italy. Sport The local football team is the Folgore. See also * Serravalle * Cà Ragni * Cinque Vie * Dogana * Lesignano * Ponte Mellini * Rovereta *Valgiurata Valgiurata, also known as Le Tane, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serravalle (San Marino)
Serravalle is a ''castello'' in northern San Marino. With a population of 10,878 inhabitants (of which 2,000 are of foreign origin) and an area of 10.53 km2, it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest settlement ( Dogana). Serravalle is located on the edge of the Apennine Mountains. Geography The town borders on Sammarinese municipalities of Domagnano and Borgo Maggiore and the Italian municipalities Verucchio, Rimini and Coriano. Serravalle counts a surrounding quarter named ''Galazzano'', where the weather station and an industrial area are located. Serravalle has San Marino's northernmost and lowest elevated points. The outer edge of Serravalle is about from downtown Rimini and the Adriatic Sea. Serravalle recorded a temperature of on 3 and 9 August 2017, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in San Marino. History First mentioned in a 962 document, in medieval times this town was calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domagnano
Domagnano is a municipality in San Marino. It has 3,565 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 6.62 km2. Geography It borders the San Marino municipalities Faetano, Borgo Maggiore, Serravalle and the Italian municipality Coriano. History Domagnano, previously known as Montelupo (mountain of wolves) after its coat of arms, was already colonized by Roman times and was first mentioned in c. 1300. It is located on Monte Titano and you can see the Adriatic Sea from here. The so-called Domagnano Treasure was found in the castle here in the late nineteenth century. It is now split between a number of museums, but the largest portions of the treasure are kept at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg and the British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum .... Dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faetano
Faetano is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 1,177 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 7.75 km2. Geography It borders the Sammarinese municipalities of Montegiardino, Fiorentino, Borgo Maggiore, and Domagnano and the Italian municipalities of Coriano, Montescudo and Sassofeltrio. History It was attached voluntarily to San Marino in 1463 in the last territorial expansion. Parishes Faetano has four parishes ('' curazie''): *Cà Chiavello, Calligaria, Corianino, Monte Pulito Monte Pulito is a small village (''curazia'') located in San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Faetano. History During the Second World War, between 17 and 20 of September 1944, the hill around Monte Pulito was the site of a battle between the ... References External links Municipalities of San Marino Italy–San Marino border crossings {{SanMarino-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
