Dogana is a town and a civil parish (''curazia''), whose name means "Customs House"; it is located in the north-eastern corner of

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in the Serravalle municipality ("castello"). The town is the most populated settlement in the republic.Serravalle and Dogana at sanmarinosite.com
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Geography

The town is situated at the northernmost point of San Marino after

Falciano 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 wit ...

, close to the border with

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(at Cerasolo Ausa, a ''

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'' of

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, in the

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History

It has a population of roughly 7,000. Due to its size, in 2006 it asked to split away from Serravalle and become its own ''castello'', but in 2007 the proposal was refused. Partial autonomy is reflected in Dogana's having its own

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(47891), while the rest of Serravalle carries the designation 47899.

Economy

Dogana is the main entry point for travellers arriving into San Marino from

(by freeway no. 72 from

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). Although ''Dogana'' means ''

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'' in Italian, there are no border formalities anywhere on the border between

and San Marino.

Sport

The local football team is the Juvenes.

Image gallery

File:Italia-SanMarino.JPG, Borders between

and San Marino at Dogana File:San Marino in World War II.jpg, Neutrality placards at the borders of San Marino during

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("Republic of San Marino - Neutral State")

References

External links

{{Authority control Curazie in San Marino Italy–San Marino border crossings Serravalle (San Marino)