Montegridolfo ( rgn, Mun't Gridòlf) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Rimini
The province of Rimini ( it, provincia di Rimini) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The provincial capital is the eponymous city of Rimini. The province borders the independent Republic of San Marino. As of 2019, the prov ...
in the
Italian
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** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
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, located about southeast of
Bologna
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and about southeast of
Rimini
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.
The municipality of Montegridolfo contains the ''
frazioni
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 ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cabaldo, San Pietro, and Trebbio.
Montegridolfo borders the following municipalities:
Mondaino,
Saludecio
Saludecio ( rgn, Saludécc) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Rimini. It borders the municipalities of Mondaino, Montefiore Conca, Mon ...
,
Sant'Angelo in Lizzola
Sant'Angelo in Lizzola is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune '' of Vallefoglia in the province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
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,
Tavullia
Tavullia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Until December 13, 1938 it was known as Tomba di Pesaro.
Tavullia is ...
.
History
In the
Middle Ages
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Montegridolfo was a ''cassero'' (fortified burg, known from 1148) contended between the
Montefeltro
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Regions of Italy
Overview
Montef ...
and
Malatesta Malatesta may refer to:
People Given name
* Malatesta (I) da Verucchio (1212–1312), founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero
* Malatesta IV Baglioni (1491–1531), Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia, Bettona, ...
families. In 1137 it was largely rebuilt to its present state after a destruction by Ferrantino Novello Malatesta, who had allied with the Montefeltro. After a short period under
Cesare Borgia, it was acquired by the
Republic of Venice
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, which in turn ceded it to the
Papal States
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in the early 1509–10.
During
World War II
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, Montegridolfo was across the
Gothic Line.
Main sights
*Church of ''San Rocco'', just outside the walls, housing three paintings of ''Madonna with Child with Saints Roch and Sebastian'' from different ages (early 15th century, c. 1520 and 1623).
*Museum of the Gothic Line, named Museo della Linea dei Goti, dedicated to ''Gerard Ross Norton V.C. M.M.''
*Sanctuary of ''Beata Vergine delle Grazie'', in the ''frazione'' of Trebbio. It has a 1549 painting by
Pompeo Morganti.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Official website
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Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna