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Hotels in the nation of Sna Marino are often required for tourists who equire short term accommodation.
San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. It is a landlocked enclave, completely surrounded by Italy. One of the European microstates, San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe.
San Marino is the oldest sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world, having been founded on 3 September 301 by Marinus of Rab, a Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian. San Marino's constitution of 1600 is the world's oldest constitution still in effect.
According to tradition, Saint Marinus left the island of Rab in Croatia with his lifelong friend Leo and went to the town of Rimini as a mason. After persecution because of his Christian sermons, he escaped to the nearby Monte Titano, where he built a small church and thus founded what is now the city and the state of San Marino. The official date of foundation of the Republic is 3 September 301.
By the mid-5th century,
a community was formed; because of its relatively inaccessible location and its
poverty, it has succeeded, with a few brief interruptions, in maintaining its
independence. In 1631 its independence was recognized by the Papacy.
Bust of
Giuseppe Garibaldi in San Marino, the first monument in the world dedicated to
the "Hero of the Two Worlds". The work of Stefano Galletti, it was erected
in 1882.
During the early phase of the Italian unification process in the 19th century, San Marino served as a refuge for numerous persons who were persecuted because of their support for the unification. In memory of this support, Giuseppe Garibaldi accepted the wish of San Marino not to be incorporated into the new Italian state. Napoleon refused to take the country.
The government of San Marino made United States President Abraham Lincoln an honorary citizen.
In World War I, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary on 23 May 1915. San Marino declared war on Austria-Hungary on 3 June 1915.
During WWII, San Marino initially declared war on Britain. Then when Italy surrendered San Marino declared neutrality. September 21, 1944 San Marino declared war on Germany.
The head of state is a committee (council) of two captains-regent. San Marino also had the world's first democratically-elected communist government, which held office between 1945 and 1957.
San Marino was the world's smallest republic from 301 to 1968, until Nauru gained independence.
San Marino became a member of the Council of Europe in 1988 and of the United Nations in 1992. It is not a
San Marino is located in Southern Europe, an enclave (landlocked) in central Italy, which it borders for 39 km. The smallest independent state by area in Europe after Vatican and Monaco, San Marino is dominated by the Apennines. Located at [show location on an interactive map] 43°46?N 12°25?E? / ?43.767, 12.417, it covers an area of 60.5 km² (23 sq miles), which is about the size of Syracuse, New York. It has a Mediterranean climate with mild to cool winters and warm, sunny summers. Overshadowed by mountains, this country is known to extract building stone; only 17% of its territory is arable. Several rivers flow through the country, the largest being the Ausa, the Marano, and the San Marino River.
San Marino is divided into 9 castelli, or municipalities.
They are: Acquaviva, Borgo
Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, City of
San Marino (Città di San Marino), capital town, Serravalle
Hamlets
The
republic is made up of hamlets (named curazie):
Cà Berlone, Cà
Chiavello, Cà Giannino, Cà Melone, Cà Ragni, Cà Rigo,
Cailungo, Caladino, Calligaria, Canepa, Capanne, Casole, Castellaro, Cerbaiola,
Cinque Vie, Confine, Corianino, Crociale, Dogana, Falciano, Fiorina, Galavotto,
Gualdicciolo, La Serra, Lesignano, Molarini, Montalbo, Monte Pulito, Murata, Pianacci,
Piandivello, Poggio Casalino, Poggio Chiesanuova, Ponte Mellini, Rovereta, San
Giovanni sotto le Penne, Santa Mustiola, Spaccio Giannoni, Teglio, Torraccia,
Valdragone, Valgiurata and Ventoso.
The largest town of the Republic is Dogana, which is not an autonomous Castello but rather belongs to the Castello of Serravalle.
Each castello, like Italian comuni, includes a main town that is the seat of the castello, called capoluogo, and some even smaller localities known as frazioni.
The Three Towers of San Marino are located on the three peaks of Monte Titano in the capital. They are depicted on both the Flag of San Marino and its coat of arms. The three towers are: Guaita, the oldest of the three (it was constructed in the eleventh century); the thirteenth-century Cesta, located on the highest of Monte Titano's summits; and the fourteenth-century Montale, on the smallest of Monte Titano's summits, still privately owned.
San Marino has a famous cake known as La Torta Di Tre Monti ("Cake of the Three Mountains/Towers"), similar to a layered wafer cake covered in Chocolate.
Love Orchestra, a Gian Luca "Luke" Mazza new age music project, comes from the Republic of San Marino. During concerts overseas, the San Marino flag is shown on the stage.
San Marino, along with Italy, enjoy sports and football (soccer) is its most popular sport. Basketball and volleyball are also popular. The three sports have their own federations, the San Marino Football Federation, the San Marino Basketball Federation and the San Marino Volleyball Federation.
The cuisine of San Marino is strongly similar to Italian, especially that of the adjoining Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions, but it has a number of its own unique dishes and products. Its best known is probably the Torta Tre Monti ("Cake of the Three Mountains/Towers"), a chocolate layer cake depicting The Three Towers of San Marino. The country also has a small wine industry.
The San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race which was run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, between 1981 and 2006. It is called the San Marino Grand Prix because there is already an Italian Grand Prix, and the republic of San Marino is itself too small to host a grand prix. In 1980, the Imola track was used for the 51st Italian Grand Prix.
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