Faetano is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

. It has 1.132 inhabitants (conditions 2006) in an area of 7,75 km².

Geography

It borders on the San Marino municipalities Montegiardino

Montegiardino

Montegiardino is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It has 818 inhabitants in an area of 3.31 km².-Geography:...

, Fiorentino

Fiorentino

Fiorentino is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of the Republic of San Marino. It has 2 245 inhabitants in an area of 6.57 km².- Geography :...

, Borgo Maggiore

Borgo Maggiore

Borgo Maggiore is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 5,992 , making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana.-Geography:...

, and Domagnano

Domagnano

Domagnano is a municipality in San Marino. It has 2,865 inhabitants in an area of 6.62 km².-Geography:It borders the San Marino municipalities Faetano, Borgo Maggiore, Serravalle and the Italian municipality Coriano.-History:...

 and the Italian municipalities Coriano

Coriano

Coriano is a comune in the province of Rimini. This town is known for being the city of the Motorcycle World Champion, in 250cc class, Marco Simoncelli.- History :Coriano's origins are ancient: it was an Umbrian, Etruscan and Roman colony...

, Montescudo

Montescudo

Montescudo is a comune in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km southeast of Bologna and about 15 km south of Rimini....

 and Sassofeltrio

Sassofeltrio

Sassofeltrio is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona and about 30 km west of Pesaro....

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History

It was attached voluntarily to San Marino in 1463 in the last territorial expansion.

Parishes

Faetano has four parishes (curazie):

• Cà Chiavello, Calligaria, Corianino
  Corianino
  Corianino is a small village in eastern San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Faetano.-Geography:Corianino is located in the middle of its castle, on the road between Faetano and Borgo Maggiore.-See also:*Faetano*Cà Chiavello...
  
  , Monte Pulito
  Monte Pulito
  Monte Pulito is a small village located in San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Faetano.-History:During the Second World War, between 17 and 20 of September 1944, the hill around Monte Pulito was the filed of a battle between the 4th Indian Division and the 278th Infantry Division...
  
  

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