Mondaino

Mondaino
—  Comune  —
Comune di Mondaino
Mondaino Location of Mondaino in Italy
Coordinates: 43°51′N 12°40′E / 43.85°N 12.667°E / 43.85; 12.667Coordinates: 43°51′N 12°40′E / 43.85°N 12.667°E / 43.85; 12.667
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Province of Rimini (RN)
Frazioni	Pieggia, San Teodoro, Montespino, Laureto
Area
– Total	19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,378 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
– Total	1,486
– Density	75.1/km2 (194.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Mondainesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	47836
Dialing code	0541
Website	Official website

Mondaino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km southeast of Bologna and approximately 25 km southeast of Rimini. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,486 and an area of 19.8 km².^[1]

The municipality of Mondaino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pieggia, San Teodoro, Montespino, and Laureto.

Mondaino borders the following municipalities: Montecalvo in Foglia, Montefiore Conca, Montegridolfo, Saludecio, Tavoleto, Tavullia, Urbino.

History of Mondaino

The first quotation of “castrum quod vocatur Mons Dainus” dates back to 1069, when the village was donated by Pietro di Bennone Pier Damiani from Rimini; Mondaino was therefore ruled by the abbot of the Monastery of S. Gregorio in Conca together with the bishop of Rimini until when it yielded to the Municipality of Rimini in 1233, when it became a Municipality, together with the other municipalities and castles of the Dioceses. Under the rule of Malatesta from the end of the thirteenth century, for more than a century Mondaino was involved in the wars waged by this family, among its factions, against the Church and against the Montefeltro Family. After the Pontifical victory it passed from 1464 under the government of Fano; in the sixteenth century Fano and Mondaino were repeatedly sold and regained by the Apostolical Chamber and in the second half of that century there was a period of substantial unification with the Duchy of Urbino. In 1578 Mondaino went under the rule of Ravenna and then to Fano one; it returned back to the rule of Ravenna in 1590 and stayed in the Legation of Romagna for two subsequent centuries. At the end of the eighteenth century, with Napoleon’s occupation, it became part of the Department of Rubicone and of the Cisalpine Republic, then from 1816 it became part of the Province of Romagna of the Pontifical State, up to the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

The most important part of the history of Mondaino is the visit from Queen Emma, an educational psychologist who imparted her knowledge onto scrawny peasants in the area of the capital. It was a very successful scheme.

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

• www.mondaino.com