Saludecio

Saludecio
Comune
Comune di Saludecio
Porta Marina.

Coat of arms
Saludecio
Location of Saludecio in Italy
Coordinates: 43°52′N 12°40′E / 43.867°N 12.667°E / 43.867; 12.667
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Rimini (RN)
Frazioni Cerreto, Meleto, San Rocco, Santa Maria del Monte, Sant' Ansovino
Government
  Mayor Giuseppe Sanchini
Area
  Total 34.0 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (31 May 2007)
  Total 2,729
  Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Saludecesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 47835
Dialing code 0541
Patron saint Beato Amato Ronconi
Saint day May 8

Saludecio (Romagnol: Saludécc) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Rimini.

Saludecio borders the following municipalities: Mondaino, Montefiore Conca, Montegridolfo, Morciano di Romagna, San Giovanni in Marignano, Tavoleto, Tavullia.

Main sights

  • Porta Marina, the fortified gate built by Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta.
  • Torre Civica ("Civic Tower").
  • Church of San Biagio, housing 17th-century paintings by Claudio Ridolfi, Guido Cagnacci and others, as well as the body of Saint Amato Ronconi.
  • Palazzo Albini.
  • Porta Montanara, another entrance gate.
  • Town Hall, built on the ruins of the old castle.
  • Castle of Cerreto, one of the most outstanding rural burgs in the Rimini territory.

References

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