Monte Colombo
| Monte Colombo | |||
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| Monte Colombo with the Taverna district below | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Emilia-Romagna | ||
| province | Rimini (RN) | ||
| local community | Montescudo-Monte Colombo | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 55 ' N , 12 ° 33' E | ||
| height | 315 m slm | ||
| surface | 12.1 km² | ||
| Residents | 3,449 (Dec. 31, 2013) | ||
| Population density | 285 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Demonym | Montecolombesi | ||
| patron | San Martino | ||
| Church day | November 11th | ||
| Telephone code | 0541 | CAP | 47854 |
Monte Colombo is a parliamentary group and seat of the Italian municipality ( comune ) Montescudo-Monte Colombo in the province of Rimini in Emilia-Romagna .
geography
The place is about 15 kilometers south of Rimini on the orographic left side of the valley of the same name through which the Conca flows at 315 m slm. The Conca river also forms the border to the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region . To the northwest of Monte Colombo is the border with the Republic of San Marino about 4 kilometers away .
history
Monte Colombo was already settled at the time of the Roman Republic from the 2nd century BC. After several Hungarian raids, Monte Colombo was fortified from the 9th century. Finally, the place, like the neighboring towns, fell to the Malatesta family as a fief . During the Second World War in September 1944, the area around Monte Colombo was the scene of heavy fighting between units of the German Wehrmacht and the 8th British Army as part of the Allied offensive on the Goths position , code name Operation Olive .
Monte Colombo was an independent municipality until 2015 and merged with the municipality of Montescudo to form the new municipality of Montescudo-Monte Colombo on January 1, 2016 . The districts Croce, Osteria Nuova, San Savino and Taverna belonged to the municipality.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Museo della Linea Gotica Orientale. In: comune-montescudo-montecolombo.rn.it. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ Montescudo e Monte Colombo (Rn): via libera alla fusione. In: assemblea.emr.it. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (Italian).