Verucchio

Infobox CityIT
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official_name = Comune di Verucchio
name = Verucchio
region = Emilia-Romagna
province = Rimini (RN)
elevation_m = 330
area_total_km2 =27
population_as_of = 2004-12-31
population_total =9365
population_density_km2 = 318
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|43|59|N|12|26|E
frazioni = Villa Verucchio, Ponte Verucchio, Pieve Corena
telephone = 0541
postalcode = 47826
gentilic = Verucchiesi
saint = St. Martin
day = november 11
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website = [http://www.comunediverucchio.it www.comunediverucchio.it]
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Verucchio (Romagnolo: "Vròcc") is a "comune "in the province of Rimini, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has a population of c. 9,300 and is located at 18 km from Rimini, on a spur overlooking the valley of the Marecchia river.

History

Traces of a 12th-9th century BC settlement, supposed of Villanovan origin, have been found in Verucchio. Later it was an Etruscan possession. The current town derives its name from "Vero Occhio" ("True Eye"), referring to its privileged position offering a wide panorama of the surrounding countryside and the Romagna coast.

Malatesta da Verucchio, founder of the Malatesta lordship of Romagna, was born here. His successors fortified it as a powerful bastion against the Montefeltro of Urbino. After the fall of the Malatesta (15th century), it was a fief of the Medici in the Papal States; it remained part of the latter, apart a short stint under the Republic of Venice, until 1860.

Demographic evolution

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Main sights

*"Rocca Malatestiana " (Malatesta Castle, 12th-16th century; also known as "Castel del Sasso", or "Castle of the Rock"). It is one of largest and better conserved Malatestian fortifications, and was the birthplace of Malatesta da Verucchio. In 1449 Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta enlarged it.
*Archaeological Museum
*"Rocca del Passerello" with the annexed gate.
*Romanesque-Gothic "Pieve", dating around 990.
*Franciscan Convent (c. 1215), the most ancient in Romagna. Inside the church is a masterpiece of the 13th century Riminese painting school representing the crucifixion. Outside is an high cypress that, according to the legend, was planted by St. Francis himself.

External links

* [http://www.comunediverucchio.it Official website]