Borgo Maggiore
E Bórgh (Romagnol)
Castello
Flag of Borgo Maggiore
Flag
Coat of arms of Borgo Maggiore
Coat of arms
Borgo Maggiore's location in San Marino
Borgo Maggiore's location in San Marino
Borgo Maggiore is located in San Marino
Borgo Maggiore
Borgo Maggiore
Coordinates: 43°56′42.08″N 12°26′59″E / 43.9450222°N 12.44972°E / 43.9450222; 12.44972
Country San Marino
Government
 • CapitanoBarbara Bollini (since 2020)
Area
 • Total9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (May 2018)
 • Total6,871[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)CEST
Postal code
47893
ClimateCfb

Borgo Maggiore (Italian pronunciation: [ˈborgo madˈdʒoːre]; Romagnol: E Bórgh) is one of the 9 communes or castelli of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018),[1] making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana.

Etymology

From Italian borgo ("village, hamlet") + maggiore ("bigger, greater; major").

Geography

It borders the San Marino municipalities Serravalle, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, San Marino City, and Acquaviva and the Italian municipality Verucchio.

History

The area was previously called Mercatale ("marketplace") and remains today the most important market town in San Marino. A cable car allows Monte Titano to be scaled up to the town of San Marino. Though it is not the most populated, the Market, as well as the connection to San Marino City, make it very much a city-like shopping hub.

Parishes

Borgo Maggiore has 6 parishes (curazie):

Transport

Borgo Maggiore is the terminus of the San Marino Highway, a dual carriageway which runs to Dogana through Domagnano and Serravalle. After crossing the international border at Dogana, the highway continues through Italy as the SS72 state road to Rimini.[2]

Borgo Maggiore is the base terminus of the Funivia di San Marino, an aerial cablecar system that connects the town to the City of San Marino.[3] Running every fifteen minutes, the two-minute ride is renowned for its paronamic views over San Marino, the Province of Rimini, and the Adriatic Sea.[3][4] The base station in Borgo Maggiore is located on Piazzale Campo della Fiera.[5]

Five of San Marino's eight bus lines stop in Borgo Maggiore.[6] Borgo Maggiore is also served by coaches running between Rimini and the City of San Marino.[7]

Between 1932 and 1944, a 31.5-kilometre (19.6-mile) electrified narrow gauge railway operated between Rimini and the City of San Marino; Borgo Maggiore was the penultimate station on the Rimini–San Marino railway before the City.[8] Its station was located on the present-day Via Ventotto Luglio, near Borgo Maggiore's elementary school and less than 100 metres (330 feet) downhill from the present-day Funivia terminus.[9][10] The station was double-tracked, with one short track on the Rimini side serving the station's goods warehouse.[11] During the Second World War, the line was bombed and closed.[8][12] After the war, the railway was abandoned in favour of the San Marino Highway.[13][14] Borgo Maggiore's railway station was demolished and became a car park.[10][15][16]

Between 1961 and 1969, Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri operated helicopter flights between Borgo Maggiore and Rimini's port; the service was extended to San Leo in 1964. The cablecar to the City of San Marino was included in flight tickets,[17][18] which would cost up to 12,500 lire.[17] After the service's closure in 1969, the heliport was replaced by a parking lot for the Funivia.[19][20]

Points of interest

International relations

Borgo Maggiore is twinned with:

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.statistica.sm/contents/instance15/files/document/14101672tav_popolazione_.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Santini, Simone (1 September 2017). "Rimini-San Marino, ma che Consolare è?" [But what kind of consular road is the Rimini-San Marino?]. Il Ponte (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ropeway – San Marino Cable Car". San Marino Site. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Funivia di San Marino" [San Marino Cablecar System]. Doppelmayr Group (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Mappa di Distribuzione Funivia" [Distribution Map Cablecar System]. sanmarinopertutti.com (in Italian). 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Orari autobus di linea" [Bus timetables]. Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Bus to San Marino Republic". riminiturismo.it. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b Macina, Chiara (14 September 2015). "Il Trenino Biancazzurro: la breve vita e la fine" [The Blue and White Train: Its short life and end]. Zoomma (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ^ "...e corre, corre, corre la locomotiva" [...And the locomotive runs, runs, runs.]. San Marino Fixing (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Ferrovia Rimini-S. Marino (RSM)" [Rimini-San Marino (RSM) Railway]. Ferrovie abbandonate. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ^ Macina, Chiara (14 September 2015). "Il Trenino Biancazzurro: le caratteristiche" [The White-Blue Train: Characteristics]. Zoomma (in Italian). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ Giardi, Davide (28 February 2013). "Breve storia della Ferrovia" [Brief history of the railway]. libertas (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  13. ^ "12 giugno 1932 - Viene inaugurata la ferrovia Rimini - San Marino" [12 June 1932: The Rimini–San Marino railway was opened]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  14. ^ Giuliani-Balestrino, Maria Clotilde (2005). "La superstrada Rimini-San Marino" [The Rimini-San Marino railway] (PDF). Studi e Ricerche di Geografia (in Italian). 29 (1): 1–4.
  15. ^ "C'era una volta la ferrovia Rimini-San Marino" [Once upon a time there was the Rimini-San Marino railway]. RiminiToday (in Italian). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  16. ^ Piccioni, Elisabetta (April 2011). "Il Viaggio Interrotto: La Ferrovia Elettrica Rimini–San Marino" [The Interrupted Journey: The Rimini–San Marino Electric Railway]. I Martedì (in Italian). Bologna: Centro San Domenico (292): 18–22.
  17. ^ a b "30 giugno 1961 - Inaugurata la linea di elicotteri Rimini - San Marino - San Leo" [30 June 1961 – The Rimini – San Marino – San Leo helicopter line is inaugurated]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  18. ^ Gambetti, Nicola (5 August 2023). "Rimini - San Marino - San Leo in elicottero" [Rimini – San Marino – San Leo by helicopter]. Rimini Sparita (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Borgo Maggiore: concerto della banda "Queen Victoria" per rinnovare il gemellaggio con Zurrieq" [Borgo Maggiore: Concert by the "Queen Victoria" band to renew the twinning with Zurrieq]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Ordinanza n.189/2023" (PDF). State Secretariat for Internal Affairs. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Catania e Borgo Maggiore (San Marino): un gemellaggio all'insegna di Sant'Agata" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  22. ^ "Twinning ZURRIEQ & BORGO MAGGIORE". Retrieved 2024-01-13.

External links

Media related to Borgo Maggiore at Wikimedia Commons

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