La Serra is a of
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...
, in the of
Acquaviva.
Location
This village is located in the northern part of the municipality of
Acquaviva, and the only other village in Acquaviva is
Gualdicciolo
Gualdicciolo is a of San Marino, in the of Acquaviva. It is Acquaviva's most populated .
Geography
The village is situated in the western corner of San Marino, close to the borders with Italy and the municipalities of San LeoStill 2009 Sa ...
.
Namesake
La Serra is named after a family that fled the Italian town of
Pesaro
Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the ...
in 1234 because of debts incurred by the head of household, Arnoldo La Serra.
Accessibility
Due to the lack of road connections with the rest of the Republic of San Marino, this village is only reachable from Italy, via the municipality of
Verucchio
Verucchio () 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. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia (" ...
.
References
Curazie in Acquaviva
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