Montefeltro

Montefeltro
Map of the region

Montefeltro is a historical-geographic region in the Marche, which was historically part of Romagna. It gave its name of the Montefeltro family, which ruled in the area during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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Overview

Montefeltro covers mostly the mountain part of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Marche) and the south-western area of the Province of Rimini (Emilia-Romagna). It comprises also two municipalities of the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, and the Republic of San Marino. The most important town of the region is Novafeltria. Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro, formerly until 1978 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Montefeltro.

Municipalities

Arms Commune Area (km²) Population [1] Mountain Community Province Region Country
- Auditore 20.30 1,620 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
BadiaTedalda-Stemma.gif Badia Tedalda 119.12 1,165 none Arezzo Tuscany Italy
- Belforte all'Isauro 11.99 796 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Carpegna 28.31 1,680 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Casteldelci 49.21 476 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
- Frontino 10.74 317 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Lunano 14.62 1,453 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
Maceratafeltria-Stemma.gif Macerata Feltria 40.23 2,128 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Maiolo 24.40 841 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
- Mercatino Conca 14.47 1,112 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Monte Cerignone 18.04 672 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Montecopiolo 35.74 1,235 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Monte Grimano 52.31 1,249 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Novafeltria 41.78 7,312 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
- Pennabilli 69.66 3,098 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
- Piandimeleto 39.96 2,096 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Pietrarubbia 13.05 709 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- San Leo 53.32 3,041 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
Coat of arms of San Marino.svg San Marino[2]
(List of 9 municipalities)		 60.57[2] 31,269[2] San Marino
Sant'AgataFeltria-Stemma.gif Sant'Agata Feltria 79.30 2,316 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
Sassocorvaro-Stemma.gif Sassocorvaro 66.52 3,543 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
- Sassofeltrio 20.87 1,392 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
Sestino-Stemma.gif Sestino 80.46 1,485 none Arezzo Tuscany Italy
- Talamello 10.53 1,117 Alta Valmarecchia Rimini Emilia-Romagna Italy
- Tavoleto 11.99 909 Montefeltro Pesaro e Urbino Marche Italy
1x1.png Montefeltro 987.49 73,031

See also

Notes and References

  1. ^ Updated at 31 december 2008
  2. ^ a b c Referred to the entire republic


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