Mondaino
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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.
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
.
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.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Rimini
Province of Rimini
The Province of Rimini is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rimini. It borders the state of San Marino.-History:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 130 km southeast of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and approximately 25 km southeast of Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,486 and an area of 19.8 km².
The municipality of Mondaino contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pieggia, San Teodoro, Montespino, and Laureto.
Mondaino borders the following municipalities: Montecalvo in Foglia
Montecalvo in Foglia
Montecalvo in Foglia is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km northwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Montefiore Conca
Montefiore Conca
Montefiore Conca is a comune in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km southeast of Bologna and about 20 km south of Rimini...
, Montegridolfo
Montegridolfo
Montegridolfo is a comune in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km southeast of Bologna and about 20 km southeast of Rimini....
, Saludecio
Saludecio
Saludecio is a comune in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km southeast of Bologna and about 20 km southeast of Rimini....
, Tavoleto
Tavoleto
Tavoleto is a comune with some 860 inhabitants in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km northwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Tavullia
Tavullia
Tavullia is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km northwest of Ancona and about 15 km southwest of Pesaro...
, Urbino
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
.
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 MalatestaMalatesta
Malatesta may refer to:*The House of Malatesta, an Italian family which ruled over Rimini from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century*Errico Malatesta , an Italian anarchist*Malatesta , a 1970 German film...
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
Montefeltro
thumb|Coat of Arms of the Montefeltro family.Montefeltro is the name of an historical Italian family who ruled Urbino and Rimini.The family's reign began in 1267 when Buonconte I da Montefeltro was elected podestà of Urbino...
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
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
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.