Poggio Berni (''E Pôz'' or ''E Puz'' in
Romagnolo dialect) is a
frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
and former
commune of the
Province of Rimini
The province of Rimini () is the southernmost Provinces of Italy, province of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rimini, one of the "seven sisters" of the historical region of Romagna.
The province borders the Adriat ...
, in
Emilia-Romagna
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,
Italy
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.
Wine and oil are its leading products – with the
DOC
DOC, Doc, doc or DoC may refer to:
People and characters
* Doc, an abbreviation of doctor
* Doc (nickname)
* Doc (mascot), the Towson University mascot
Persons
* The D.O.C., American rapper (born 1968)
* Doc Gallows (born 1983), ring nam ...
"
Colli di Rimini" wines and an
olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...
. Poggio Berni is home to the ''Palio dei Somari'', a
donkey
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domes ...
race. Main sights include the remains of a castle held by the
Malatesta family, and the Palazzo Marcosanti, a former fortress in the countryside, turned today into a tourist resort.
On 1 January 2014 Poggio Berni merged with
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 and ...
, forming a new municipality called
Poggio Torriana
References
Former municipalities of Emilia-Romagna
Frazioni of the Province of Rimini
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
Castles in Italy
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