San Mauro Pascoli

San Mauro Pascoli
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Forlì-Cesena  (FC)
Coordinates	44 ° 6 ′  N , 12 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
height	21  m slm
surface	17.35 km²
Residents	12,062 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	695 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	47030
prefix	0541
ISTAT number	040041
Popular name	Sammauresi
Patron saint	San Crispino (October 25)
Website	San Mauro Pascoli
Town Hall of San Mauro Pascoli

San Mauro Pascoli is a municipality with 12,062 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy .

The community was called San Mauro di Romagna until 1932 . It got the new name in memory of the poet Giovanni Pascoli , who was born here in 1855.

geography

The center is about seven kilometers from the Adriatic Sea . The municipality also extends to the coast with the district of San Mauro Mare . The city of Rimini is about 15 kilometers southeast, and the city of Cesena 18 kilometers northwest .

Neighboring communities are Bellaria-Igea Marina , Rimini , Santarcangelo di Romagna and Savignano sul Rubicone .

The Autostrada A14 (Autostrada Adriatica) runs on the northern outskirts .

history

Villa Torlonia - La Torre

San Mauro was named Fundum Sancti Mauri in a testimony in 1191 . In the 12th century there was a church dedicated to San Mauro, Bishop of Cesena . At that time San Mauro belonged to the area of Savignano sul Rubicone .

In 1247 San Mauro belonged to the Malatesta family . In the 15th century the fief of Pope Paul II was given to the Zampeschi family. In 1590 San Mauro belonged again to the Papal States .

At the end of the 17th century, San Mauro again belonged to Savignano sul Rubicone and in the 18th century the princes of Torlonia founded an estate , the Villa Torlonia .

San Mauro became an independent municipality in 1827, and in 1932 it was given a new addition to its name in memory of the poet Giovanni Pascoli .

During the Second World War the place was badly damaged.

politics

mayor

Miro Gori was elected Mayor of San Mauro Pascoli on June 8, 2009 (second mandate). On May 26, 2014, Luciana Garbuglia was elected mayor. Gori was no longer running.

Town twinning

Sister cities of San Mauro are

• Teggiano , Italy, since 1997
• Gračanica (Doboj) , Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1998
• Sousel , Portugal, since 2000
• Naumburg (Hessen) , Germany, since 2001

economy

An important trade is a large stonemason, where Massa Carrara marble, among other things, is sold cheaply to individual cuts. Otherwise, services are in the foreground.

Attractions

Casa Pascoli: Pascoli's study

Casa Pascoli: bedroom

The Roman kilns

Casa Pascoli

Near Piazza Mazzini is the house where the poet Giovanni Pascoli was born , where he was born on December 31, 1855 and where he spent his childhood. The Casa Pascoli has been an Italian national monument since 1924 . This site was also badly damaged during the Second World War (only the kitchen remained). A memorial stone reproduces some verses from Pascoli's poem Casa mia (My home) : " M'era la casa avanti / tacita al vespro puro / tutta fiorita al muro / di rose rampicanti ".

The "Museo Casa Pascoli" is located in the house. The museum owns objects by the poet and his mother: the cradle, the furniture in Pascoli’s study in Bologna , all the first editions of his poems, as well as photos, dedications and collections of letters from the Fondo Murari (letters from Pascoli that were kept by his sister Ida).

The Pascoli family mausoleum

The Pascoli family mausoleum is in the village cemetery. In the mausoleum of the family members are buried Pascoli except Giovanni Pascoli and his two sisters, Ida and Mariù that in the cemetery of Castelvecchio Pascoli , municipality of Barga are buried, Tuscany.

La Torre

Villa Torlonia, or La Torre , is an estate that was founded in the 18th century by the Torlonia princes. It is located three kilometers from the town center. Nowadays cultural events and events are held here.

Roman kilns

In the vicinity of Villa Torlonia some Roman kilns that were used to make bricks have been found.

Chapel of the Madonna dell'Acqua

The small chapel of the Madonna dell'Acqua was built in 1616 by the decision of the Episcopal Vicar of Rimini and was rebuilt after being destroyed during the Second World War . The chapel is located in the gardens of Casa Pascoli . Today it serves as a war memorial .

Giovanni Pascoli

Sons and daughters of the church

• Giovanni Pascoli (1855–1912), poet
• Sergio Rossi (1935-2020), shoe designer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Website San Mauro Pascoli - Elezioni Amministrative dal 1951 , accessed on April 12, 2017
3. ↑ sanmauropascolinews.it/ ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 12, 2017 

Web links

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