Coriano

Coriano
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Rimini  (RN)
Local name	Curien
Coordinates	43 ° 58 ′  N , 12 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 58 ′ 12 "  N , 12 ° 36 ′ 5"  E
height	102  m slm
surface	47 km²
Residents	10,529 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	224 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	47853
prefix	0541
ISTAT number	099003
Popular name	Corianesi
Patron saint	San Sebastiano (January 20th)
Website	Coriano
Panorama of Coriano

Coriano is an Italian commune with 10,529 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rimini in the Emilia-Romagna region .

geography

Districts of Coriano are next to the main town Coriano, Cerasolo, Mulazzano, Ospedaletto and Sant'Andrea in Besanigo.

The neighboring municipalities are Domagnano ( RSM ), Faetano (RSM), Misano Adriatico , Montescudo-Monte Colombo , Riccione , Rimini , San Clemente and Serravalle (RSM).

history

In Coriano you can find Umbrian, Etruscan and Roman settlement remains. The municipality was conquered by almost all armies that fought in Italy since the 12th century. Hence the city was conquered by the Malatesta , the Borgia , the Republic of Venice , the Spanish armies and the Pope's troops. Pope Clement VII handed the city over to the Sassatelli of Imola in 1528 as thanks for the military support against the Malatesta. In the centuries that followed, Coriano became an important agricultural area in the region south of Rimini and the most important city in the district, which is made up of six localities (Misano, Monte Colombo, Montescudo, Morciano, San Clemente and Coriano).

Coriano Ridge War Cemetery

During the Second World War in September 1944, the city of Coriano was the scene of heavy fighting between units of the German Wehrmacht and the 8th British Army as part of the Allied offensive against the Goths , code name Operation Olive . The British war cemetery Coriano Ridge War Cemetery , where 1,940 fallen soldiers are buried, is a reminder of this.

The largest drug rehabilitation center in Europe, the Comunità San Patrignano , has been located in Coriano since 1978 .

Web links

Commons : Coriano  - collection of images

• Coriano Tourism (Italian)
• Coriano Ridge War Cemetery (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.