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The land area of San Marino consisted only of Mount Titano until 1463, at which time the republic entered into an alliance against Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, duke of Rimini, who was later defeated. As a result, Pope Pius II gave San Marino some castles and the towns of Fiorentino, Montegiardino and Serravalle.
San Marino (/ ˌ s æ n m ə ˈ r iː n oʊ / ⓘ SAN mə-REE-noh, Italian: [sam maˈriːno]; Romagnol: San Maréin or San Maroin), officially the Republic of San Marino [7] (Italian: Repubblica di San Marino), is the oldest existing representative republic and the European state with the smallest population, excluding the Vatican City. [8]
The Guaita is the oldest of the three towers, and the most famous. It was constructed in the 11th century and served briefly as a prison. [1] It was rebuilt numerous times and reached its current form in the 15th century during the war fought between San Marino and the House of Malatesta.
San Marino – small sovereign country located in the Apennine Mountains on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe. [1] San Marino is a landlocked enclave, surrounded by Italy. One of the European microstates, San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe and the 3rd highest GDP per capita in the world.
The fatti di Rovereta (the Rovereta affair) was a constitutional crisis in San Marino in 1957 in which the Grand and General Council was deliberately rendered inquorate to prevent the scheduled election of Captains-Regent.
Although historically San Marino fought against the political control of the Holy See, most Sammarinese people are Catholic, but there is no state religion.Many of San Marino's official ceremonies are held in the Basilica di San Marino, the republic's main church, or in other churches.
History of San Marino by topic (3 C, 1 P) D. Defunct organizations based in San Marino (1 C) E. Historical events in San Marino (4 C) S. Historic sites in San Marino ...
Category: History of San Marino by period. 8 languages. ... Years in San Marino (6 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 8 September 2018, at 07:57 (UTC). ...