The following is a

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of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

of the city of Rimini in the

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) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

region of

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Prior to 20th century

* 268 BCE -

Ariminum Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminus ...

becomes a

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. * 27 BCE - Arch of Augustus erected. * 313 CE -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rimini The Diocese of Rimini ( la, Dioecesis Ariminensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Emilia Romagna, Italy. From earliest times, it was a suffragan to the Holy See, despite repeated attempts by the Di ...

established; Stemnio becomes bishop. * 538 - Rimini besieged by Goth forces. * 1157 - Rimini granted "right of self-government." * 1216 - Rimini "worsted by

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

." * 1237 - Giovanni Malatesta becomes podesta. * 1295 - Malatesta da Verucchio becomes . * 1432 - Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta becomes lord of Rimini. * 1450 - Tempio Malatestiano (church) built (approximate date). * 1512 - Spaniards and the Swiss fought against the French at Ravenna. * 1528 **

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...

becomes definite master of the town. ** End of 250 years of the rule over Rimini of the House of Malatesta. * 1619 -

Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga The Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga, also known as the Gambalunghiana, is a public library in Rimini, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. Readers known to have visited the library include Ezra Pound, Ambroise Firmin Didot, and Aby Wa ...

(library) founded. * 1861 -

Bologna–Ancona railway The Bologna–Ancona railway is an Italian railway that connects the city of Bologna with the city of Ancona, passing through the Po Valley to Rimini and along the Adriatic coast for the rest of the line. History The concession to build and ope ...

begins operating; Rimini railway station opens. * 1882 - "Technical school" established. * 1889 - (railway) begins operating.

20th century

* 1901 - Population: 46,801. * 1912 **

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built. ** Libertas Rimini football club formed. * 1916 - begins operating. * 1921 - begins operating. * 1932 - Ferrovia Rimini-San Marino railway begins operating. * 1934 -

Stadio Romeo Neri Stadio Romeo Neri is a multi-use stadium in Rimini, Italy. The stadium has a capacity of 9,768 and is largely used for football (soccer), football as the home of A.C. Rimini 1912. The stadium itself was named after Italian gymnast Romeo Neri, the ...

(stadium) opens. * 1939 -

Trolleybuses in Rimini The Rimini trolleybus system ( it, Rete filoviaria di Rimini), also known as the Rimini–Riccione trolleybus line ( it, Filovia Rimini–Riccione), forms part of the public transport network of the city and ''comune'' of Rimini, in the region o ...

begin operating. * 1960 - 31 July: . * 1976 - October: National meeting of Lotta Continua held in Rimini. * 1992 - (transit entity) formed. * 1993 - ' newspaper begins publication.

21st century

* 2011 - Andrea Gnassi becomes mayor. * 2013 - Population: 143,731.

References

Bibliography

in English

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in Italian

* * Grazia Gobbi, Paolo Sica. Le città nella storia d'Italia. Rimini, Roma, Laterza, 1982. * Stefano Pivato. Sentimenti e quotidianità in una provincia in guerra. Rimini, 1940-1944 (Rimini: Maggioli, 1995) * Oriana Maroni, Maria Luisa Stoppioni. Storia di Rimini, Cesena, Il Ponte Vecchio, 1997.

External links

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