San Leo ( rgn, San Lé) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian 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) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

, located about southeast of

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

and about southwest of Rimini.

Geography

San Leo borders the following municipalities: Acquaviva (

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 ...

), Chiesanuova (San Marino),

Città di San Marino The City of San Marino ( it, Città di San Marino; also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città) is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino. It has a population of 4,061. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest poin ...

(San Marino),

Maiolo Maiolo ( rgn, Maiul) 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 807 and an area of . ...

Montecopiolo Montecopiolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about west of Rimini. It is formed by several villages, none exactly called Montecopiolo; the comm ...

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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 ...

Torriana Torriana is a frazione and former ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Rimini. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,312 and ...

Verucchio Verucchio ( rgn, Vròcc) is a ''comune ''in the province of Rimini, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has a population of about 9,300 and is from Rimini, on a spur overlooking the valley of the Marecchia river. History Traces of a 12th-9th ce ...

. San Leo is home to a large fortress at an elevation of above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...

. The

San Leo Cathedral San Leo Cathedral ( it, Duomo di San Leo) is the Romanesque cathedral of San Leo, a municipality in the province of Rimini, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History A church was established on the site in the 7th century when the town became the ...

is a Romanesque architecture church in town.

History

After the referendum of 17 and 18 December 2006, San Leo was detached from the

Province of Pesaro and Urbino The Province of Pesaro and Urbino ( it, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and Emilia ...

(

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

) to join Emilia-Romagna and the Province of Rimini on 15 August 2009.Article
on " il Resto del Carlino"

Twin towns

, San Marino

References

External links

Official website

The town (Il borgo)

Photo gallery
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