Serravalle is a ''castello'' in northern

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. 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

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. Serravalle counts a surrounding quarter named ''Galazzano'', where the

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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

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. 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 called Castrum Olnani (later Olnano), the village of the elm trees. Serravalle attached to San Marino in 1463, during the last territorial expansion of the Republic.

Parishes

Serravalle has 8 parishesArticle with the list of curazie on the official Sammarinese electoral website
('' curazie''): * Cà Ragni * Cinque Vie * Dogana *

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 ...

* Lesignano * Ponte Mellini * Rovereta *

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Points of interest

* Chiesa di Sant Andrea ( Saint Andrea's Church), built in 1824 by Luigi Fonti *

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, not a stadium built to house the

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, but rather to house local San Marino football games * Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle, home ballpark for the T & A San Marino Baseball Club, which participates in the

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References

External links

{{Authority control Municipalities of San Marino