Sassofeltrio is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Rimini
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The province borders the Adriat ...
in the
Italian
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region
Emilia-Romagna
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, located about southeast of
Bologna
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and about south of
Rimini
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Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...
.
On 24-25 June 2007 Sassofeltrio, alongside the nearby ''comune'' of Montecopiolo, voted in a referendum to detach from neighboring
Province of Pesaro and Urbino
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in
Marche
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region in favor of Province of Rimini in Emilia-Romagna, it came into effect 14 years later on 17 June 2021.
Sassofeltrio borders the following municipalities:
Chiesanuova
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(San Marino),
Faetano
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History
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(San Marino),
Fiorentino (San Marino),
Gemmano
Gemmano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about 15 km (9 mi) south of Rimini.
Gemmano borders the following municipalities: Mercati ...
,
Mercatino Conca
Mercatino Conca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about west of Pesaro. It takes its name from the proximity of the Conca river's dry bed.
Merc ...
,
Montegiardino (San Marino),
Monte Grimano
Monte Grimano Terme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about west of Pesaro. Until 2002, it was known as Monte Grimano.
Monte Grimaro Terme border ...
,
Montescudo
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Montescudo borders the following municipalities: Corian ...
,
San Leo
San Leo () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Rimini. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages ...
,
Verucchio
Verucchio () 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. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia (" ...
.
Twin towns
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Caderzone Terme, Italy
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