Timeline of Rimini explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rimini in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Prior to 20th century

• 268 BCE – Ariminum becomes a Roman colony.
• 27 BCE – Arch of Augustus erected.
• 313 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Rimini established;^[1] Stemnio becomes bishop.
• 538 – Rimini besieged by Goth forces.
• 1157 – Rimini granted "right of self-government."
• 1216 – Rimini "worsted by Cesena."
• 1237 – Giovanni Malatesta becomes podesta.
• 1295 – Malatesta da Verucchio becomes .
• 1432 – Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta becomes lord of Rimini.
• 1450 – Tempio Malatestiano (church) built (approximate date).^[2]
• 1512 – Spaniards and the Swiss fought against the French at Ravenna.
• 1528
  • Pope Clement VII becomes definite master of the town.
  • End of 250 years of the rule over Rimini of the House of Malatesta.
• 1619 – Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga (library) founded.^[3]
• 1861 – Bologna–Ancona railway begins operating; Rimini railway station opens.
• 1882 – "Technical school" established.
• 1889 – (railway) begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 – Population: 46,801.
• 1912
  • Airport built.
  • Libertas Rimini football club formed.
• 1916 – begins operating.
• 1921 – begins operating.
• 1932 – Ferrovia Rimini-San Marino railway begins operating.
• 1934 – Stadio Romeo Neri (stadium) opens.
• 1939 – Trolleybuses in Rimini begin operating.
• 1960 – 31 July: .
• 1976 – October: National meeting of Lotta Continua held in Rimini.^[4]
• 1992 – (transit entity) formed.
• 1993 – newspaper begins publication.

21st century

• 2011 – Andrea Gnassi becomes mayor.
• 2013 – Population: 143,731.^[5]
• 2019 – Metromare (bus rapid transit) line opens

See also

• • List of mayors of Rimini
• List of lords of Rimini, 1295–1500 (in Italian)
• List of bishops of Rimini (in Italian)
• region

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:^(it)

• Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
• Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
• Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza

Bibliography

in English

• Book: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . . London . John Murray . 1854 . 1872. Ariminum . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah5cuq?urlappend=%3Bseq=229 . HathiTrust. . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . 2027/hvd.ah5cuq?urlappend=%3Bseq=229 .
  • Rimini . 23 . Villari . Pasquale . Pasquale Villari . 344 - 347 . 1910 . . 1.
• Book: Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture . Roy Domenico . Greenwood. 0313307334 . 2002. Emilia Romagna: Rimini . 101+. .
• Book: Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Christopher Kleinhenz . Routledge. 0415939291 . 2004. Rimini . 965 . .
• Book: Charles M. Rosenberg . Court Cities of Northern Italy: Milan, Parma, Piacenza, Mantua, Ferrara, Bologna, Urbino, Pesaro, and Rimini . Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-79248-6 . 2010.

in Italian

• • Grazia Gobbi, Paolo Sica. Le città nella storia d'Italia. Rimini, Roma, Laterza, 1982.
• Stefano Pivato. Sentimenti e quotidianità in una provincia in guerra. Rimini, 1940-1944 (Rimini: Maggioli, 1995)
• Oriana Maroni, Maria Luisa Stoppioni. Storia di Rimini, Cesena, Il Ponte Vecchio, 1997.

External links

• Archivio di Stato di Rimini (state archives)
• Items related to Rimini, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Rimini, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy . . Norway . 21 January 2017 .
2. Web site: Venice and Northern Italy, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . . New York . 21 January 2017 .
3. Web site: (Comune: Rimini) . (Registry of Italian Libraries) . . it . 21 January 2017 .
4. Book: Mark Gilbert. Robert K. Nilsson. Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy . 2007. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6428-3 .
5. Web site: Resident Population . Demo-Geodemo . . 21 January 2017 .