City of San Marino

Geography

The City of San Marino borders the castelli of Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Fiorentino, and Chiesanuova and the Italian municipality of San Leo.

The City of San Marino contains seven curazie: Cà Berlone, Canepa, Casole, Castellaro, Montalbo, Murata, and Santa Mustiola.

The International Academy of Sciences San Marino was centered here.

Climate

City of San Marino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

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History

The city is claimed to be founded by Saint Marinus and several Christian refugees fleeing from Roman persecution in the year 301.

The urban heart of the city was protected by three towers: the first, Guaita, built in the 11th century, held a reputation for being impenetrable which to a great extent discouraged attacks.

Tensions with bordering powers urged the necessity to build a second tower, Cesta (13th century). The defensive system was not completed until the construction of a third tower, the Montale (14th century)—the smallest of all and constructed on the last of the summits of Monte Titano.

With the population of the city increasing, the territory of the country was extended by a few square kilometers. Since the Sammarinese policy was not to invade or to use war to obtain new territories, it was by means of purchases and treaties that San Marino obtained the other eight castelli which make up the country.

Since 2008, the city has been enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the inscription "San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano."

Politics

The city serves as the headquarters of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party, a conservative party that currently serves as one of the main governing parties.

Economy

Main article: Economy of San Marino

The economy of the city of San Marino has always been closely bound to that of the country. Until recently, the main economic activities of the locality were stone extraction and carving. Today, there is a more varied economy, including tourism, commerce, sale of postage stamps, and a small agricultural industry, although the latter is in decline.

Landmarks

Main article: Tourism in San Marino

The city is visited by more than three million people per year, and has developed progressively as a tourist centre. Of the tourists, 85% are Italian. There are also more than a thousand retail outlets.

Main sights

• Basilica di San Marino
• Palazzo dei Capitani
• Palazzo Pubblico
• Teatro Titano
• The Three Towers of San Marino
• Piazza del Titano
• Piazza Garibaldi
• Monastery of Santa Clara
• Grand Hotel San Marino

Transport

Main article: Transport in San Marino

The city is known for its long, winding cobblestoned streets, as its altitude and steep approach put it beyond the reach of the San Marino Highway. San Marino is also notable in that cars are prohibited in much of the city center. A series of lifts connects the upper part of city with the lower.

City of San Marino is the top terminus of the Funivia di San Marino, an aerial cablecar system that connects the city to Borgo Maggiore. Running every fifteen minutes, the two-minute ride is renowned for its panoramic views over San Marino, the Province of Rimini, and the Adriatic Sea. The City of San Marino terminus is located at the turn of Contrada Omagnano with Contrada del Pianello, at the historic city centre's northern end, next to the and less than 200 m from the Basilica of San Marino and the Piazza della Libertà.

The City of San Marino is the terminus of seven of San Marino's eight bus lines, which run to other settlements in the country. Additionally, the central bus stop in Piazzale Marino Calcigni is the terminus of a regular coach connection to Rimini, operated by coach companies Bonelli and Benedettini.

Between 1932 and 1944, a 31.5 km electrified narrow gauge railway operated between Rimini and the City of San Marino. During the Second World War, the line was bombed and closed, after which its tunnels sheltered refugees during the Battles of Rimini and San Marino. After the war, the railway was abandoned in favour of the San Marino Highway.

In 2012, an 800 m section was reopened as a heritage railway in the City of San Marino, running between Piazzale della Stazione and near Via Napoleone. The restored section comprises the original railway's final horseshoe turn through the 502 m Montale tunnel.

Sport

The city of San Marino has three football teams: the S.S. Murata, the S.P. Tre Penne and the San Marino Academy. The city had the Olympic Flame pass through San Marino during the run-up to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

International relations

City of San Marino is twinned with:

• CRO Rab, Croatia (1968)
• ITA San Leo, Italy (1995)
• CHN Nanjing, China (2021)

Gallery

Palazzo Pubblico - esterno.jpg|Palazzo Pubblico, the City Hall Fortress of Guaita - First Tower (San Marino).jpg|Guaita tower Second Tower in San Marino and Paragliding.jpg|Cesta tower Montale Tower.jpg|Montale tower Hastalapolastra.jpg|Via Paul III Statua della Libertà.jpg|Statue of Liberty in the square of the City Hall The Walls of the Liberty DLO.jpg|Panoramic view from Murata

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