- Borgo Maggiore
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map_caption = Borgo Maggiore's location in San Marino
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population_total = 5,992
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latd= 43 |latm= 57 |lats= |latNS= N
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footnotes =Borgo Maggiore is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of
San Marino . It lies at the foot ofMonte Titano and has a population of 5,992 (at the end of 2003), making it the second largest town of San Marino, afterDogana .Geography
It borders the San Marino municipalities Serravalle,
Domagnano ,Faetano ,Fiorentino , San Marino City, and Acquaviva and the Italian municipalityVerucchio .History
The area was previsouly called "Mercatale" ("marketplace") and remains today the most important market town in San Marino. A
funicular allows Monte Titano to be scaled up to the town of San Marino. Today Borgo Maggiore contains the nation's only heliport. 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.Hamlets
Borgo Maggiore has got 6 hamlets ("curazie"):
*Cà Melone ,Cà Rigo ,Cailungo ,San Giovanni sotto le Penne ,Valdragone ,Ventoso Points of Interest
*Piazza Grande, town square
Notable inhabitants
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Manuel Poggiali (b. 1983), Sanmarinese motorcycle racerExternal links
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