Santarcangelo di Romagna explained

Santarcangelo di Romagna
Official Name:	Comune di Santarcangelo di Romagna
Coordinates:	44.0667°N 39°W
Region:	Emilia-Romagna
Province:	Rimini
Frazioni:	Canonica, La Giola, Montalbano, San Martino dei Mulini, San Michele, Sant'Ermete, San Vito
Mayor:	Alice Parma
Area Total Km2:	45
Population Total:	21320
Population As Of:	2009
Population Demonym:	Santarcangiolesi
Elevation M:	42
Saint:	St. Michael Archangel
Day:	September 29
Postal Code:	47822
Area Code:	0541

Santarcangelo di Romagna (Santarcànzul) is a comune in the province of Rimini, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, on the Via Emilia. As of 2009, it had a population of some 21,300. It is crossed by two rivers, the and the Marecchia.

The municipality includes much of the town of San Vito, notable for the Ponte di San Vito and the .^[1]

History

Santarcangelo lies on the route of the Via Aemilia, the ancient Roman road running between (modern Rimini) and (Piacenza).^[2] A stone bridge crossed the river near Santarcangelo.^[3] Under the reign of emperor Augustus, the Via Aemilia was rerouted to run through San Vito, crossing the Uso at the Ponte di San Vito.^[4]

On 16 April 1992, the municipality transferred from the province of Forlì to the newly created province of Rimini.^[5]

Main monuments

• Arco Ganganelli (1772 - 77): Neoclassical triumphal arch built to honor the recently elected Pope Clement XIV (al secolo Lorenzo Ganganelli), native to Santarcangelo. Designed by the architect Cosimo Morelli. In front of the Arch there is the Town Hall of the mid-1800s, built on designs by Giovanni Benedettini.
• Belltower
• Monumental Public Grotto
• Historic and Archaeological Museum
• Collegiate Church, built between 1744 and 1758 by the architect Giovan Francesco
• Malatesta Fortress (private property of the Colonna family), built in 1386 and of a structure with three polygonal bastions completed by Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta in 1447

Festivals

Santarcangelo dei Teatri is an international festival dedicated to the contemporary scene. The spectacles are held in the streets and squares of the city. It produces and promotes theatre and dance, with a special attention to interdisciplinary experiences and international cooperation dynamics.

Started in 1971 with a strong political impulse, Santarcangelo Festival was called "International Square Theatre Festival". Under the art direction of Piero Patino, it wanted to weave political requests linked to the movements of 1968 and the folklore inborn in the cultural tradition of Romagna.

Transport

The city lies on the Bologna–Ancona railway and offers hourly connections to Rimini.

Between 1916 and 1960, the village of Sant'Ermete, on the opposite site of the Marecchia, was served by the Rimini–Novafeltria railway.^{[6] [7]} Following its closure, much of the railway was incorporated into the provincial road.^[8] To allow the road's widening,^{[9] [10]} the tracks in the province of Forlì were removed in 1964, costing 17.5 million lire.

Santarcangelo was to be the terminus of the never-completed, also known as the subappenine railway, which would have run to Urbino through San Leo. The project was intended to provide an inland alternative to the Bologna–Ancona railway, whose coastal position made it vulnerable to bombardment. It was abandoned in 1933, but some tracks had already been laid in the section from Santarcangelo to San Leo.^[11]

Notable people

• Raffaello Baldini (1924–2005), journalist and poet in the Romagnol language, was born and raised in Santarcangelo^[12]

External links

• Official website
• Thayer's Gazetteer
• Santarcangelo dei Teatri (the annual theater festival)
• Santarcangelo di Romagna
• Santarcangelo di Romagna

Notes and References

1. Web site: 28 April 2023 . 29 aprile 1868 - Nasce a Trebbio di Poggio Berni il Beato Pio Campidelli . 29 April 1868 – Blessed Pio Campidelli was born in Trebbio di Poggio Berni . 31 January 2024 . Chiamami Città . it-IT.
2. Web site: The Via Emilia . 30 January 2024 . Emilia Romagna Turismo . en.
3. Cartoceti . Marcello . 2019 . Alla riscoperta dei ponti di San Vito . Rediscovering the bridges of San Vito . Ariminum . May–June 2019 . it-IT . . 6–8 . 30 January 2024.
4. Cartoceti . Marcello . 2014 . I legami con il ponte augusteo di San Vito . The link with the Augustan bridge of San Vito . Ariminum . March–April 2014 . it-IT . . 16–17 . 30 January 2024.
5. Web site: 6 March 1992 . Decreto Legislativo 6 marzo 1992, n. 252 . Legislative Decree 6 March 1992, no. 252 . 2 January 2024 . . it-IT.
6. Web site: Ferrovia Rimini Centrale-Novafeltria . Rimini Centrale-Novafeltria railway . 10 December 2023 . www.ferrovieabbandonate.it.
7. Web site: 17 June 2023 . 18 giugno 1922 - Completata la ferrovia Rimini - Novafeltria . 18 June 1922: The Rimini-Novafeltria railway is completed . 23 November 2023 . Chiamami Città . it-IT.
8. Web site: Zaghini . Paolo . 11 September 2022 . Se in Valmarecchia ci fosse ancora il trenino dello zolfo . If only the sulphur train still existed in Valmarecchia . 1 February 2024 . Chiamami Città . it-IT.
9. Preti . Luigi . Luigi Preti . 30 January 1960 . N. 1986 Trasferimento nei ruoli del personale delle ferrovie dello Stato del personale in servizio nella ferrovia Rimini–Novafeltria . N. 1986 Transfer of personnel serving on the Rimini–Novafeltria railway to the roles of state railway personnel . Atti Parlamentari . III Legislatura Disegni di Legge e Relazioni . . 330–331 . 1 February 2024.
10. Pagliarani . Nicola . 31 August 1964 . Risposte scritte ad interrogazioni . Written responses to questions . Atti Parlamentari . Seduta del 31 agosto 1964 . . 2949 . 1 February 2024.
11. Web site: Ferrovia incompiuta Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna-Urbino . 1 February 2024 . Ferrovie abbandonate . it-IT.
12. News: Della Monica . Walter . 20 November 1993 . Un "Rossellini" della poesia . A "Rosselini" of poetry . 8 January 2024 . . it-IT.