City of San Marino Città di San Marino
Flag Coat of arms
San Marino's location in San Marino
Coordinates: 43°56′N 12°26′E / 43.933, 12.433
Foundation	September 3, 301 (traditional date)
Government
- Capitano	Alessandro Barulli (since 2003)
Area
- Total	7. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius For the article see Article 301 (Turkish penal code. Events By Place Roman Empire Emperor Diocletian issues his Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 09 km² (2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
Elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Population (2003)
- Total	4,493
- Density	633. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 71/km² (1,641. 3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC)
Postal code	RSM-47890

The City of San Marino is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino on the Italian peninsula, near the Adriatic Sea. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The city has a population of 4,493. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, Monte Titano. Monte Titano is the highest peak in San Marino, in the Apennines.

Although the capital, most of the businesses are in Borgo Maggiore. Borgo Maggiore is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It is the third largest city in the country, after Dogana and Borgo Maggiore. It borders the San Marino municipalities Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Fiorentino, and Chiesanuova and the Italian municipality San Leo. Fiorentino is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of the Republic of San Marino. Chiesanuova is a minor municipality of San Marino. It has a population of 1029 inhabitants (conditions 2006 in an area of 5 San Leo is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 100 km northwest

Akademio Internacia de la Sciencoj San Marino is centered here. The Akademio Internacia de la Sciencoj San Marino (AIS or International Academy of Sciences San Marino is a scientific association of universitarian character

History

Due to being the capital and, for a time, the only city in San Marino, the history of this city is almost the same as the History of San Marino. The history of San Marino is both very European and typical for the Italian Peninsula, and yet helps explain its unusual characteristics as the sole remaining Italian City-state For more information on that topic, see that article.

The city was founded Saint Marinus and several Christian refugees in the year 301. Saint Marinus was the founder of one of the world's oldest surviving Republics San Marino, in 301 For the article see Article 301 (Turkish penal code. Events By Place Roman Empire Emperor Diocletian issues his From then on the city became a center of Christian refugees who fled from the Roman persecutions, which caused that the city become the oldest republic of Europe, for the Sanmarinense territory at that time corresponded to the single city of San Marino.

The urban heart of the city was protected by three towers: the first, Guaita, constructed in the 11th century, had intraspasable fame, which to a great extent reduced the attacks to the city.

Due to Crusades, the necessity was seen to construct a second tower, Cesta (13th century). The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents But the Sanmarinense defensive system was not completed until the construction of the one third tower, - the Montale (14th century) - smallest of all and constructed on the last one of summits of the Monte Titano. Monte Titano is the highest peak in San Marino, in the Apennines.

With the population of the city increasing, the territory of the country was extendeded few kilometers. Since the Sanmarinese policy is not to invade or use war for the obtaining of new territories, is by means of purchases and of treaties that San Marino manage to obtain the other nine castello on which it counts at the present time.

Economy

Main article: Economy of San Marino

The economy of the city of San Marino has always been bound to the national industry. Economy - overview In San Marino the tourist sector contributes over 50% of Gross domestic product. Economy - overview In San Marino the tourist sector contributes over 50% of Gross domestic product. Until recently, the main economic activities of the locality were the stone extraction and carving. Today, there is more of an economy thanks to the tourism, commerce, postal seal sale, in addition to a small agricultural industry, although the latter is in decay.

Palazzo Publico - the Town Hall

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in San Marino

The city, visited by more than three million people in a year, has risen progressively as a great tourist center. The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Of the tourists, 85% are Italian. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In addition there are more than a thousand stores, where it is possible to find great variety of products.

Guaita tower

Points of interest

Not only does San Marino City offer a breath-taking view but it also offers some famous sights:

• Palazzo dei Capitani
• Palazzo Pubblico
• The Three Towers of San Marino
• Plaza del Titán
• Plaza de Garibaldi
• Monastery of Santa Clara
• Grand Hotel San Marino

Transport

Main article: Transport in San Marino

The town is known for its long, windy cobblestoned streets, as its altitude and steep approach put it beyond the reach of the San Marino Superhighway. The Palazzo Pubblico (Public Palace is the town hall of the City of San Marino as well as its official Government Building The Three Towers of San Marino are a group of towers located in the small European country of San Marino. San Marino is a small European republic with limited public transport facilities San Marino Highway (known simply as the Superstrada to locals is the main road in San Marino. San Marino is also notable in the sense that cars are prohibited in much of the town center.

Before the Second World War a railway was built from here to Rimini under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. Its tunnels, and the railway station 'Piazzale Lo Stradone', still exist. Proposals for the re-opening of this railway have been presented to the government on several occasions, but thus far without action.

There is a regular bus service to Rimini, and a 1. 5 km cable car connects the capital with Borgo Maggiore. A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate or a vehicle on these systems Borgo Maggiore is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino.

Sports

The city of San Marino has two soccer teams: the S.S. Murata and the S.P. Tre Penne. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered SS Murata is a Sanmarinese football club based in San Marino. SP Tre Penne is a Sanmarinese football club based in Serravalle. The city also had the Olympic Flame pass through here during the 2006 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

Sister cities

• San Leo, Italy

References

External links

• City of San Marino is at coordinates 43°56′05″N 12°26′50″E / 43.9346, 12.4473 (City of San Marino)Coordinates: 43°56′05″N 12°26′50″E / 43.9346, 12.4473 (City of San Marino)

	Castelli of San Marino
Acquaviva | Borgo Maggiore | Chiesanuova | Domagnano | Faetano | Fiorentino | Montegiardino | City of San Marino (capital) | Serravalle

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