Dogana (;

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. It belongs to the municipality of Serravalle. The town is the most populated settlement in San Marino, with a population of around 7,000.Serravalle and Dogana at sanmarinosite.com
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Geography

The town is situated at the northernmost point of San Marino after

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, close to the border with

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(at Cerasolo Ausa, a ''

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Coriano Coriano () is a ''comune'' in the province of Rimini. This town is known for being the town of the Motorcycle World Champion, in 250cc class, Marco Simoncelli. History Coriano's origins are ancient: it was an Umbrian, Etruscan and Roman colony. ...

, in the

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History

It has a population of roughly 7,000. Due to its size, in 2006 it asked to split away from Serravalle and become its own ''castello'', but in 2007 the proposal was refused. Partial autonomy is reflected in Dogana's having its own

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(47891), while the rest of Serravalle carries the designation 47899.

Economy

Dogana is the main entry point for travellers arriving into San Marino from Italy (by freeway no. 72 from

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). Although "Dogana" means "

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" in Italian, there are no border formalities anywhere on the border between Italy and San Marino.

Sport

The local football team is the Juvenes.

Gallery

File:Italia-SanMarino.JPG, Borders between Italy and San Marino at Dogana File:San Marino in World War II.jpg, Neutrality placards at the borders of San Marino during

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("Republic of San Marino - Neutral State") *

References

External links

Curazie in Serravalle Italy–San Marino border crossings {{SanMarino-stub