Domagnano

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Domagnano (San Marino)
Coat of arms of the municipality of Domagnano
Italien Chiesanueva Montegiardino Fiorentino Faetano Acquaviva Serravalle Domagnano Stadt San Marino Borgo MaggioreLocation of the municipality within San Marino
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Geographical location 43 ° 57 '  N , 12 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 57 '  N , 12 ° 28'  E
height 357  m slm
surface 6.62 km²
Residents 3566 (February 29, 2020)
Population density 539 inhabitants / km²
Post Code RSM-47895
prefix +378
Capitano di Castello Gabriel Guidi
Flag of Domagnano

Domagnano is a municipality (Italian comune , San-Marine castello ) in the Republic of San Marino .

geography

Domagnano has 3,566 inhabitants and an area of ​​6.62 km².

The place borders on the San-Marinese communities Faetano , Borgo Maggiore and Serravalle as well as on the Italian community Coriano ( province Rimini ).

Domagnano includes the districts ( Frazione in Italian , Curazie in San Marino ) Cà Giannino , Fiorina , Piandivello , Spaccio Giannoni and Torraccia .

The municipality's coat of arms shows a running white wolf in front of a mountain crowned by a ruined tower, symbolizing the old place name Montelupo ( "Wolfsberg" ). The Montelupo hill in the Torraccia district offers beautiful views of both Mount Titano in the west and the Adriatic Sea in the east.

history

On the Montelupo near Torraccia there was a strategically important fortress of the Malatesta in the Middle Ages , a fortified tower from Lombard times, from which the surrounding area could be monitored. The Montelupo was incorporated into the municipality in 1463 after the conquest by San Marino. The southwestern part of Domagnano has belonged to the Republic of San Marino since its foundation.

Significant archaeological finds come from the Domagnano area: in addition to around 2,000 Roman coins, the Tesoro di Domagnano (" Treasure of Domagnano ") was discovered in 1892 . It consists of goldsmith's work from the 5th century and was probably the jewelry of an Ostrogothic nobleman. The treasure is now shared among various museums around the world; Most of the objects are in the British Museum in London and in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg , including one of the famous eagle brooches made of gold with gemstone inlays.

Sports

Domagnano is home to FC Domagnano , the country's most successful football club by title. He has won four championships in San Marino, eight cups of the Coppa Titano competition (similar to the league cup) and three association cups .

traffic

In the district of Torraccia is the Aviosuperficie Torraccia , the only airport in San Marino.

Community partnerships

photos

  • Panorama of Domagnano in front of the Borgo Maggiore district and the basilica in San Marino city

  • The Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Domagnano

  • Domagnano and the main street Via 25 Marzo at night

Web links

Commons : Domagnano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ I Castelli della Repubblica di San Marino on castlesintheworld.wordpress.com (Italian), accessed on November 13, 2015
  2. ↑ Description of Domagnano ( Memento of March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on sanmarinokey.com (Italian), accessed on November 14, 2015
  3. ↑ Il tesoro di Domagnano ( Memento of February 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian), accessed on November 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Domagnano Treasure on the British Museum website , accessed November 14, 2015
  5. ↑ eagle brooch in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, accessed on November 14, 2015
  6. ^ Homepage of the Aeroclub San Marino (Italian), accessed on November 13, 2015
  7. ↑ Delegazione sammarinese domenica a Soragna report of May 3, 2004 on smtvsanmarino.sm (Italian), accessed on February 19, 2016