Sarsina
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| Comune di Sarsina | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Area | 100 km² (39 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2000) | |
| - Total | 3,662 |
| - Density | 37/km² (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Sarsinati |
| Dialing code | 0547 |
| Postal code | 47027 |
| Frazioni | Calbano, Quarto, Ranchio, Sorbano, Tezzo, Turrito |
| Patron | San Vicinio |
| - Day | August 28 |
| Website: www.comune.sarsina.fo.it www.sarsina.info | |
Sarsina (from Latin Sassina) is an Italian town situated in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
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[edit] History
Ancient Sassina was a town of the Umbri. Captured by Cornelius Scipio in 271 BC, it became later a municipium of the Roman empire. In 266 BC Roman consuls celebrated a triumph over the Sassinates. It is metioned in the Fasti, and in the enumeration of the Italian allies of the Romans in 225 BCE the Umbri and Sassinates are mentioned, on an equal footing, as providing 20,000 men between them. It is possible that the tribus Sapinia (the name of which is derived from the river Sapis) mentioned by Livy in the account of the Roman marches against the Boii in 201 BC and 196 BC formed a part of the Sassinates.
The poet Plautus was native of Sassina. The town had a stratetig importance, as inscriptions, preserved in the local museum, show. Its milk is frequently mentioned; it was the centre of a pasture district and it provided a number of recruits for the Praetorian guard.
In the 10th century the bishops obtained the temporal sovereignty of the city and the surrounding district, which thus became a prince-bishopric. From 1327 till 1400 it was disputed for by the Ordelaffi of Forlì, the popes and the bishops. In the fifteenth century it was subject in turn to the Malatesta family of Cesena, and then to the Malatesta branch of Rimini, from whom it was taken by Cesare Borgia (1500-03), on whose death it was captured by the Venetians (1503-09). In 1518 it was enfeoffed to the Pio di Meldola, passing later to the Aldobrandini.
[edit] Main sights
The city contains remains of several ancient buildings, one of which probably was the public baths. Furthermore, remains of temples and fortifications have been found, as well as a number of urns, pillars, bronze objects, etc.
The cathedral is a noteworthy monument, probably constructed around the year 1000 - 1008 has been chosen as its official year of construction, so that there will be festivities in 2008.[1] The Sanctuary of San Vicinio is a place of veneration.
[edit] Economy
Besides agriculture and cattle-raising, the principal employments of the population are the sulphur and manganese industries. There are some deposits of fossilized carbon and various sulphur springs.
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[edit] Sources
- This article incorporates text from the entry Sarsina in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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