Montegiardino

Montegiardino (lit. 'Mountain garden'; Romagnol: Munt Giardêin) is one of the nine castelli of San Marino.^[2][3] It has 967 inhabitants (May 2018)^[1] in an area of 3.31 km² (1¼ sq. mi.).

Montegiardino Munt Giardêin (Romagnol)
Castello
Panoramic view
Flag Coat of arms
Montegiardino's location in San Marino
Montegiardino
Coordinates: 43°54′32″N 12°29′04″E
Country	San Marino
Curazie	List Cerbaiola
Government
• Capitano	Giacomo Rinaldi (Insieme per Montegiardino; since 2014)
Area
• Total	3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (May 2018)
• Total	967[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	CEST
Postal code	47898
Climate	Cfa
Website	https://www.gov.sm/pub1/GovSM/Istituzioni-e-Forze/Giunte-di-Castello/Castello-di-Montegiardino.html

The residences of the University of the Republic of San Marino, the country's only university, are located in Montegiardino.

History

Montegiardino was added due to the last territorial expansion of San Marino, in 1463.

Geography

Due to its small size, it is the smallest subdivision of the country in population. It is also the smallest country subdivision in the world by area. It borders the San Marino municipalities Fiorentino and Faetano and the Italian municipalities Monte Grimano and Sassofeltrio.

Montegiardino contains one curazia: Cerbaiola.^[4][5]

Notable residents

Singer and Sammarinese Eurovision entrant, Anita Simoncini is from Montegiardino.

International relations

Montegiardino is twinned with:

• Bléré, France (since 2017)^[6][7]

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184941/https://www.statistica.sm/contents/instance15/files/document/14101672tav_popolazione_.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. Nguyen, Nam H. (23 February 2018). La evolución de The World Factbook 2018 en español: The Evolution of The World Factbook 2018 In Spanish (in Spanish). Nam H Nguyen.
3. Agency, Central Intelligence (21 October 2008). The CIA World Factbook 2009. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-60239-282-3.
4. Rattini, Maurizio; Venturini, Gian Carlo; Volpinari, Antonio L. (21 March 1997). "Regolamento per la disciplina della campagna elttorale". Elezioni (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
5. "Montegiardino". San Marino Web (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
6. "Rinnovato il gemellaggio tra Montegiardino (San Marino) e Bléré (Francia)" (in Italian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
7. "Bléré - Montegiardino, le jumelage prend le nom de San-to" (in French). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

External links

Media related to Montegiardino at Wikimedia Commons

43°54′32″N 12°29′04″E