Pennabilli

Pennabilli
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Rimini  (RN)
Coordinates	43 ° 49 '  N , 12 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 49 '6 "  N , 12 ° 15' 52"  E
height	629  m slm
surface	70 km²
Residents	2,697 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	47864
prefix	0541
ISTAT number	099024
Popular name	Pennesi
Patron saint	San Pio V
Website	Pennabilli
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Pennabilli is an Italian commune with 2,697 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rimini in the Emilia-Romagna region .

history

Pennabilli Castle Rock

The castle on the rock of Penna was the ancestral seat of the famous Malatesta family .

The union of the two original places 'Penna' and 'Billi' was sealed in 1350 with the peace stone on the market square. 'Penna' comes from the Latin “Pinna”, “Billi” from “Bilia” (elevation between trees) after the characteristic shapes of the two hills. “Billi” is also attributed to the Etruscan fire god “Bel” , who was worshiped in a forerunner temple of the Church of San Lorenzo, which is dedicated to the fire martyr Laurentius of Rome . In 1572 Pennabilli became a bishopric ( diocese of Montefeltro ) and town.

After the Italian unification in 1860 Pennabilli belonged to the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region until August 15, 2009 . Due to a referendum in December 2006, Pennabilli and six other municipalities ( Casteldelci , Novafeltria , Maiolo , San Leo , Sant'Agata Feltria and Talamello ) moved to the province of Rimini in the Emilia-Romagna region . The Marche region sued the Italian Constitutional Court in vain against this territorial change . This finally confirmed the change.

Relations with Tibet

Bell and Tibetan prayer wheels in Pennabilli

Since the 18th century, when Orazio Olivieri founded a mission station in Lhasa and the first movable type printer in Tibet and wrote the first Italian- Tibetan dictionary, there have been good relations between Pennabilli and Tibet, culminating in the visit of the Dalai Lama in 1994 .

Adjacent communities

The neighboring municipalities of Pennabilli are: Badia Tedalda ( AR ), Carpegna (PU), Casteldelci, Maiolo, Montecopiolo (PU), Novafeltria, Sant'Agata Feltria and Sestino (AR)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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