City of San Marino
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The City of San Marino (Template:Langx), also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino and one of its nine Script error: No such module "Lang".. It has a population of 4,118.[1] It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, Monte Titano. It is also the fifth-least-populated national capital in the world.
Geography
The City of San Marino borders the Script error: No such module "Lang". of Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Fiorentino, and Chiesanuova and the Italian municipality of San Leo.
The City of San Marino contains seven Script error: No such module "Lang".: Cà Berlone, Canepa, Casole, Castellaro, Montalbo, Murata, and Santa Mustiola.[2][3]
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.[4] 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.[4][5] 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 Template:Interlanguage link and less than Script error: No such module "convert". from the Basilica of San Marino and the Piazza della Libertà.[6]
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.[7] Additionally, the central bus stop in Piazzale Marino Calcigni is the terminus of a regular coach connection to Rimini,[8][6] operated by coach companies Bonelli and Benedettini.[8]
Between 1932 and 1944, a Script error: No such module "convert". electrified narrow gauge railway operated between Rimini and the City of San Marino.[9] During the Second World War, the line was bombed and closed,[9][10] after which its tunnels sheltered refugees during the Battles of Rimini and San Marino.[11][12] After the war, the railway was abandoned in favour of the San Marino Highway.[12][13]
In 2012, an Script error: No such module "convert". section was reopened as a heritage railway in the City of San Marino, running between Piazzale della Stazione and near Via Napoleone.[14] The restored section comprises the original railway's final horseshoe turn through the Script error: No such module "convert". Montale tunnel.[15][16]
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:
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- Template:Flagicon San Leo, Italy (1995)[18]
- Template:Flagicon Nanjing, China (2021)[19]
Gallery
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Statue of Liberty in the square of the City Hall
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Panoramic view from Murata
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See also
- Carcere dei Cappuccini, the only prison in San Marino
References
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External links
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