Riccione

Riccione
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Rimini  (RN)
Local name	Arzö / Arzoun
Coordinates	44 ° 0 ′  N , 12 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E
height	12  m slm
surface	17 km²
Residents	35,259 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2,074 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	47838
prefix	0541
ISTAT number	099013
Popular name	Riccionesi
Patron saint	Martin of Tours (November 11th)
Website	Riccione
Riccione

Riccione is a tourist resort in Italy with 35,259 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The place is on the Adriatic Sea in the province of Rimini . Riccione was part of the city of Rimini until 1922 .

The city center is worth seeing in Riccione. Riccione has a 6 km long sandy beach.

One of Riccione's attractions is Aquafan , the largest water park in Europe, with an area of ​​around 100,000 m².

Events

From September 4th to 15th 2007 the XVII. World Athletics Championships for seniors (age groups 35 to 95+), in which more than 9,000 sports enthusiasts from over 90 countries took part.

Every week after Easter, the largest beach volleyball camp in Europe, the "Beachline Festival", takes place in Riccione with well over 1000 participants .

Since 2009, KOMM MIT's international youth football tournaments have been held in Riccione . Several thousand players from different European countries take part in these tournaments.

traffic

Riccione is connected to the neighboring city of Rimini by the trolleybus line 11 . In addition, the place has a train station for the Italian state railway Trenitalia .

sons and daughters of the town

• Paolo Conti (* 1950), football player

Web links

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

• Riccione
• Riccione Turismo

Individual evidence

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