Monte Colombo is a

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and former ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about southeast of

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and about south of

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. Monte Colombo borders the following municipalities:

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. ...

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Montescudo Montescudo 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 south of Rimini. Montescudo borders the following municipalities: Corian ...

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History

Although the area housed some residences and scattered settlements in the Roman and Byzantine Ages, the current town originated in the Middle Ages from a castle built here by the

Malatesta family The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as (in different periods) other lands and towns in Romagna and holding high positions in the government of cities in present-day Tuscany, Lombardy a ...

. After the latter's fall and a short period under

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, Monte Colombo was acquired by the

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, which however ceded it to the

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in 1509–10. On 1 January 2016, the municipalities of Monte Colombo and

merged to form the new municipality of Montescudo-Monte Colombo.

Main sights

*Malatesta castle, with the annexed burg (14th century) *Castle (fortified burg) of San Savino, dating to the late 15th century *Bridge over the Rio Calamino (18th century)

References

Former municipalities of Emilia-Romagna Frazioni of the Province of Rimini Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub