Montegiardino is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

. It has 967 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 3.31 km². The residences of the

University of the Republic of San Marino The University of the Republic of San Marino (in Italian: ''Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino'') is a university based in the Republic of San Marino. It was created in 1985, but it started its activities with the Scuola Supe ...

, the country's only

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

, are located in Montegiardino.

Etymology

From

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

''monte'' ("mountain") + ''giardino'' ("garden").

Geography

Due to its small size, it is the smallest subdivision of the country in population. It borders the San Marino municipalities

Fiorentino Fiorentino is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of the Republic of San Marino. It has 2,548 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of . Geography It borders the San Marino municipalities Chiesanuova, San Marino, Borgo Maggiore, Faetano, and Mon ...

and

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 a ...

and the Italian municipalities

Monte Grimano Monte Grimano Terme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about west of Pesaro. Until 2002, it was known as Monte Grimano. Monte Grimaro Terme border ...

and

Sassofeltrio Sassofeltrio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Rimini. Sassofeltrio borders the following municipalities: Chiesanuova (San Marino ...

History

Montegiardino was added due to the last territorial expansion of San Marino, in 1463.

Parishes

Montegiardino has 1 parish (''

curazia A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

''): Cerbaiola.

Notable residents

Singer and Sammarinese Eurovision entrant, Anita Simoncini hails from Montegiardino.

References

External links

Municipalities of San Marino {{SanMarino-geo-stub