San Leo ( rgn, San Lé) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Rimini The province of Rimini ( it, provincia di Rimini) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The provincial capital is the eponymous city of Rimini. The province borders the independent Republic of San Marino. As of 2019, the prov ...

in the

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region

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, located about southeast of

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different na ...

and about southwest of

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

Geography

San Leo borders the following municipalities: Acquaviva (

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

Chiesanuova Chiesanuova ( rgn, Cisanòva) is a minor municipality of San Marino. It has a population of 1,143 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 5.46 km2. Etymology From Italian ''chiesa'' ("church") + ''nuova'', feminine singular of ''nuovo'' ("new ...

(San Marino), Città di San Marino (San Marino),

Maiolo Maiolo ( rgn, Maiul) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Rimini. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 807 and an area of ...

Montecopiolo Montecopiolo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about west of Rimini. It is formed by several villages, none exactly called Montecopiolo; the co ...

, Monte Grimano,

Novafeltria Novafeltria is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. Geography The town is located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Rimini. It is the main center of the Montefeltro tradition ...

Sassofeltrio Sassofeltrio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Rimini. Sassofeltrio borders the following municipalities: Chiesanuova (San Marin ...

Torriana Torriana is a frazione and former '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Rimini. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,312 a ...

Verucchio Verucchio ( rgn, Vròcc) is a '' comune ''in the province of Rimini, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has a population of about 9,300 and is from Rimini, on a spur overlooking the valley of the Marecchia river. History Traces of a 12th-9t ...

. San Leo is home to a large fortress at an elevation of above

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. The

San Leo Cathedral San Leo Cathedral ( it, Duomo di San Leo) is the Romanesque cathedral of San Leo, a municipality in the province of Rimini, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History A church was established on the site in the 7th century when the town became th ...

is a Romanesque architecture church in town.

History

After the referendum of 17 and 18 December 2006, San Leo was detached from the

Province of Pesaro and Urbino The Province of Pesaro and Urbino ( it, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and E ...

(

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

) to join Emilia-Romagna and the Province of Rimini on 15 August 2009.Article
on "

il Resto del Carlino ''il Resto del Carlino'' is an Italian newspaper based in Bologna, and is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. Its rather evocative name means "the change you get from a ''carlino''", which the smallest part of the Papal ''baiocco'' (no longe ...

Twin towns

, San Marino

References

External links

Official website

The town (Il borgo)

Photo gallery
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