Montescudo
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Emilia-Romagna | ||
| province | Rimini (RN) | ||
| local community | Montescudo-Monte Colombo | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 55 ' N , 12 ° 33' E | ||
| height | 386 m slm | ||
| surface | 20.25 km² | ||
| Residents | 3,322 (Dec 31, 2013) | ||
| Population density | 164 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Demonym | Montescudesi | ||
| patron | San Sebastiano | ||
| Church day | January 20th | ||
| Telephone code | 0541 | CAP | 47854 |
Montescudo is a fraction of the Italian municipality ( comune ) Montescudo-Monte Colombo in the province of Rimini in Emilia-Romagna .
geography
The place is located about 16 kilometers south of Rimini on the orographic left side of the valley of the same name through which the Conca flows at 386 m slm. The Conca river also forms the border to the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region . To the northwest of Montescudo is the border with the Republic of San Marino about 3 kilometers away .
history
During the Second World War in September 1944, the site was the scene of fierce fighting between units of the German Wehrmacht and the 8th British Army as part of the Allied offensive on the Gothic position , code name Operation Olive . In the district of Traviri, the ruins of the local church commemorate these events as a memorial to peace. In the former rectory of the church there is a small museum that deals with the events of that time.
Montescudo was an independent municipality until 2015 and merged with the municipality of Monte Colombo to form the new municipality of Montescudo-Monte Colombo on January 1, 2016 . The districts Albereto, Santa Maria del Piano, Trarivi, Valliano and Vallecchio 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).