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Rimini
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Emilia-Romagna
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Rimini (RN)
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Bellariva, Corpolò, Marebello, Miramare di Rimini, Rivabella, Rivazzurra, San Fortunato, San Giuliano a Mare, Santa Aquilina, Torre Pedrera, Viserba, Viserbella
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47900 Bellariva, Rimini, Rivabella, Rivazzurra, San Fortunato, San Giuliano a Mare, Santa Aquilina 47811 Viserba, Viserbella 47812 Torre Pedrera 47831 Miramare di Rimini
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Riminesi
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St Gaudentius
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October 14
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Alberto Ravaioli
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is a city in the
Emilia-Romagna region of
Italy and capital city of the
Rimini Province .
It is located on the
Adriatic Sea and, together with
Riccione , is probably the most famous seaside resort on the Adriatic Riviera, among Italians.
Rimini’s history began at the beach. Up to 800,000 years ago, primitive men lived in the coastal area as far back as the hillside of Covignano.
In
268 BC at the mouth of the Ariminus river, in an area that had previously been inhabited by the
Etruscans , the
Umbri ans, the
Greeks and the
Gauls , the
Romans founded the
Colony of '', probably from the name of a nearby river, Ariminus (today,
Marecchia ). It was seen as a bastion against invading
Gaul and also as a springboard for conquering the Padana plain. Rimini was a road junction connecting central Italy (
Via Flaminia ) and northern Italy (
Via Aemilia and Via Popilia) and it also opened up trade by sea and river.
The city was involved in the civil wars but remained faithful to the popular party and to its leaders, firstly
Marius and then
Caesar . After crossing the
Rubicon , the latter made his legendary appeal to the legions in the Forum of Rimini.
Rimini, which drew the attention of many emperors,
Augustus and
Hadrian in particular, was experiencing a great period in its history, embodied by the construction of prestigious monuments such as the Arch of Augustus, Tiberius' Bridge and the Amphitheatre.
Crisis in the
Roman world was marked by destruction caused by invasions and wars, but also by the testimony of the palaces of the Imperial officers and the first churches, the symbol of the spread of
Christianity that held an important
Council in Rimini in
359 .
The city became a municipality in the fourteenth century and with the arrival of the religious orders, numerous convents and churches were built, providing work for many illustrious artists. In fact,
Giotto inspired the fourteenth-century School of Rimini, which was the expression of original cultural ferment.
The
Malatesta family, whose most famous member was Sigismondo Pandolfo, a
Condottiere and patron of art (he had
Alberti build the famous
Tempio Malatestiano ) who was lord of Rimini between
1432 and
1468 , emerged from the struggles between municipal factions.
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At the beginning of the 16th century, once the Malatesta family had been banished, Rimini, now a small town of the
Papal States , had a local government under the Apostolic Legate of
Ravenna . Towards the end of the same century, the municipal square (Piazza Cavour), which had been closed off on a site where the Poletti Theatre was subsequently built, was redesigned. The statue of
Pope Paul V has stood in the centre of the square next to the fountain since
1614 .
In the
16th Century , the 'grand square' (now the Piazza Tre Martiri in honor of three civilians hanged by the retreating Nazis at the end of World War II), which was where markets and tournaments were held, underwent various changes. For example, a small temple dedicated to
Saint Anthony Of Padua and the Clock Tower block were built, giving the square its present shape and size.
Until the 18th century, raiding armies, earthquakes, famines, floods and pirate attacks ravaged the city. In this gloomy situation and due to a weakened local economy, fishing took on great importance, a fact testified by the construction of functional structures such as the fish market and the lighthouse.
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Louvre .]]
In
1797 , Rimini along with the rest of
Romagna was influenced by the passage of the
Jacobin Troops and became part of the
Cisalpine Republic . The
Napoleonic Government suppressed the monastic orders, confiscating their property and thus dispersing a substantial heritage, and demolished many churches including the ancient cathedral of Santa Colomba. On
30th March 1815 ,
Joachim Murat launched his proclamation to the Italian people from Rimini, inciting them to unity and independence.
An idea of what the city was like in the
19th Century is provided by the palaces built along Corso d’Augusto and in particular by the theatre, which was designed by Luigi Poletti and succeeded in translating into Neoclassical form the ambitions of the ruling classes.
However, the biggest revolutionary element for the city was the foundation in 1843 of the first bathing establishment and the Kursaal, constructed to host sumptuous social events, became the symbol of tourist Rimini. In just a few years, the marina underwent considerable building work making Rimini 'the city of small villas'. At the beginning of the twentieth century, The Grand Hotel, the city’s first important accommodation facility, was built near the coast and soon became the emblem of a new kind of tourism.
During
World War II , the city was torn apart by heavy bombardments and by the passage of the front along the
Gothic Line but after liberation on
September 21 ,
1944 , impressive reconstruction work began, culminating in the explosive development of the tourist economy that created a new urban reality.
- the
- the
- the ( 2nd Century AD). It was erected alongside the ancient coast line, and had a two orders of porticoes with 60 arcades. It had elliptical shape, with axes of 117,7 x 88 meters. The arena measured 73 x 44 meters, not far from the greatest Roman amphitheatres: the edifice could house up to 15,000 spectators.
- the (church of San Francesco)
- the or Rocca Malatestiana
- ( 1204 ), seat of the judiciary and civil administrations. On the short side in the 14th century the podestà residence was added. It was modified at the end of the 16th century.
- the church of (also known as St. Augustine)
Rimini is provided wth 5 railway stations (Rimini, Rimini Fiera, Rimini Miramare, Rimini Viserba and Rimini Torre Pedrera).
It is served by the
Federico Fellini International Airport ,
Airport of Rimini and
San Marino .
