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 over Montegiardino
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 by population. It is also the smallest top-level 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

• Anita Simoncini, singer and Sammarinese Eurovision entrant
• Italo Righi, Captains Regent of San Marino from 1 April to 1 October 2012 and since 1 April 2025

International relations

Montegiardino is twinned with:

• Bléré, France (since 2017)^[6][7]