Valdragone is a village (''curazia'') in central
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 belongs to the castello of
Borgo Maggiore
Borgo Maggiore (; rgn, E Bórgh) is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018), making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana.
Etymology
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Geography
The village is divided into two areas: Valdragone di Sopra (''Upper V.'') and Valdragone di Sotto (''Lower V.''). It is situated close at the east of
Borgo Maggiore
Borgo Maggiore (; rgn, E Bórgh) is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018), making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana.
Etymology
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and also close to
Cailungo
Cailungo is a village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore.
Geography
The village is located at the north of its castle seat, and its main road is ''via Ca' dei Lunghi''. It is divided in Cailungo di Sopr ...
and
Domagnano
Domagnano is a municipality in San Marino. It has 3,565 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 6.62 km2.
Geography
It borders the San Marino municipalities Faetano, Borgo Maggiore, Serravalle and the Italian municipality Coriano.
History
Doma ...
.
History
The name of Valdragone appears for the first time in historical documents of 1253. The
Monastero di Santa Chiara was built from 1969 to 1971.
According to legend, the name "Valdragone" comes from stories of a dragon that appeared there.
From
Italian
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* 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
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*** Regional Ita ...
''val'', apocopic form of ''valle'' ("valley") + ''dragone'' ("dragon").
See also
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Borgo Maggiore
Borgo Maggiore (; rgn, E Bórgh) is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018), making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana.
Etymology
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*
Cà Melone Cà Melone is a small village (''curazia'') of San Marino. It belongs to the municipality of Borgo Maggiore.
See also
*Borgo Maggiore
* Cà Rigo
*Cailungo
* San Giovanni sotto le Penne
*Valdragone
Valdragone is a village (''curazia'') in central ...
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Cà Rigo Cà Rigo is a small village (''curazia'') of San Marino. It belongs to the municipality of Borgo Maggiore.
See also
*Borgo Maggiore
* Cà Melone
*Cailungo
*San Giovanni sotto le Penne
*Valdragone
*Ventoso
Ventoso is a village (''curazia'') in cent ...
*
Cailungo
Cailungo is a village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore.
Geography
The village is located at the north of its castle seat, and its main road is ''via Ca' dei Lunghi''. It is divided in Cailungo di Sopr ...
*
San Giovanni sotto le Penne
San Giovanni sotto le Penne is a small village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore.
Geography
It is located south of the country's highest point Monte Titano, on a road bordering to the territory of the ...
*
Ventoso
Ventoso is a village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore. Its name means, in Italian language, ''windy''.
History
The village was an Ancient Roman ''castrum'', known as ''Castrum Ventosi''. It knew a rap ...
References
Curazie in San Marino
Borgo Maggiore
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