Sant'Agata Feltria

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Sant'Agata Feltria
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Sant'Agata Feltria (Italy)
Sant'Agata Feltria
Country Italy
region Emilia-Romagna
province Rimini  (RN)
Local name Sant'Êgta
Coordinates 43 ° 52 '  N , 12 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 51 '50 "  N , 12 ° 12' 31"  E
height 607  m slm
surface 79.40 km²
Residents 2,063 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 26 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 47866
prefix 0541, 0547
ISTAT number 099026
Popular name Santagatesi
Patron saint Agatha of Catania
(February 5th)
Website Sant'Agata Feltria

Sant'Agata Feltria is an Italian municipality (comune) with 2063 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rimini in Emilia-Romagna .

geography

The municipality is located about 40 kilometers southwest of Rimini and borders directly on the provinces of Forlì-Cesena and (the Badia Tedalda exclave of) Arezzo ( Tuscany ). The Marecchia delimits the municipality in the southeast.

The districts are Botticella, Caioletto, Palazzo, Pereto, Petrella Guidi, Poggio Scavolo, Rivolpaio, Rocca Pratiffi, Romagnano, Rosciano, San Donato, Sapigno, Tramonto and Ugrigno.

The neighboring communities are Badia Tedalda ( AR ), Casteldelci , Novafeltria , Pennabilli , Sarsina ( FC ), Sogliano al Rubicone (FC) and Verghereto (FC).

history

View of Sant'Agata Feltria and the Rocca Fregoso

In the 15th century, Federico da Montefeltro had his military architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini convert the previous building, which was enthroned on a sandstone cliff above the town, into a residence for his daughter Gentile Feltria and her husband Agostino Giovanni Fregoso. The Rocca Fregoso was later used as a monastery of the Minorites , then as a school, prison, district court and finally as an apartment. A museum on the subject of " fairy tales " is now set up in four rooms .

Until the end of 2009 the municipality still belonged to the province of Pesaro and Urbino ( Marken ), but due to a referendum it was added to the province of Rimini.

Web links

Commons : Sant'Agata Feltria  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ santagatainfiera.com: Rocca Fregoso , accessed on August 17, 2019 (English)