Cattolica

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Comune di Cattolica
Coat of arms of Comune di Cattolica
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Cattolica in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Rimini (RN)
Mayor Pietro Pazzaglini
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Area 5 km² (2 sq mi)
Population (as of June 30, 2007)
 - Total 16,233
 - Density [n.a.]
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 43°58′N, 12°44′E
Gentilic Cattolichini
Dialing code 0541
Postal code 47841
Frazioni Torconca
Patron St. Pius V
 - Day April 30
Website: www.comune.cattolica.rn.it
The aquarius Le Navi
The aquarius Le Navi

Cattolica is a town in Province of Rimini, Italy with 16,233 (2007) inhabitants. [1]

Fountain of the Sirens.
Fountain of the Sirens.

Archaeological excavations showed that the area was already settled in Roman times.

Cattolica constituted in fact a pause in the travel for the pilgrims that covered the Bologna-Ancona-Rome route, in particular those directed to the sanctuary of Loreto or to St. Peter's in Rome. In 1500 it counted more than twenty saloons and inns. Only from the second half of the 19th century the fishing industry became relevant in the economy of the town.

One of the first visitors of the beach of Cattolica was Lucien Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor, who preferred it to the noisy Rimini in 1823. The town became an independent commune in 1896.

At the end of World War I the tourism industry became predominant.

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[edit] Main sights

  • Church of San Apollinare (13th century)
  • Malatesta tower (1490)
  • Museum of the Queen with the S. Croce Gallery (16th century)
  • Watchtower (now included in a closed disco)
  • Aquarius "Le Navi"

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] External links

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-23.


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Coordinates: 43°58′N, 12°44′E