Serravalle, San Marino

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Serravalle

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Serravalle's location in San Marino

Coordinates: 43°57′N 12°30′E / 43.95, 12.5

Government

- Capitano

Gian Carlo Capicchioni (since 2003)

Area

- Total

10.53 km² (4.1 sq mi)

Elevation

148 m (486 ft)

Population (2003)

- Total

9,394

- Density

892.11/km² (2,310.6/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC)

Postal code

47899

Serravalle is a castello located in the small European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants (of that a scarce 2,000 are of foreign origin, conditions 2006) and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city (Dogana). Serravalle is located on the edge of the Apennines Mountains.

It borders on San Marinese municipalities Domagnano and Borgo Maggiore and the Italian municipalities Verucchio, Rimini and Coriano. First mentioned in a 962 document, in medieval times this town was called Castrum Olnani, the village of the elm trees. Serravalle attached to San Marino in 1463, during the last territorial expansion of the Republic. Its current name is derived from the Italian words serra (mountain range) and valle (valley).

[edit] Objects of interest

Chiesa di Sant Andrea (Saint Andrea's Church), built in 1824 by Luigi Fonti
Olympic stadium, not actually a stadium built to house the Olympics, but rather to house local San Marino soccer games

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