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Rimini (rē`mēnē), anc. Ariminum, city (1991 pop. 127,960), in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It is a highly diversified industrial, commercial, and railroad center and a fashionable beach resort. Tourism is extremely important. Located at the junction of the Flaminian and Aemilian Ways, the city was a Roman colony of strategic importance (founded in the mid-3d cent. B.C.). It later came under Byzantine rule and was a member of the Italian Pentapolis. Rimini was included in Pepin the Short's donation to the popes (754). The Malatesta Malatesta (mälätĕ`stä), Italian family, ruling Rimini and nearby cities for almost 300 years from the 13th to 16th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. family seized power in Rimini in the 13th cent. and later conquered neighboring cities. Francesca da Rimini Francesca da Rimini (fränchĕs`kä dä rē`mēnē), fl. 13th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. married (13th cent.) a Malatesta. In 1509 the city passed under papal control. The Tempio Malatestiano, a 13th-century church that Sigismondo Malatesta had renovated (c.1450) by Alberti to honor his wife Isotta, is a fine Renaissance-style building. Of note also are the Arch of Augustus (27 B.C.) and the Bridge of Tiberius (completed in A.D. 21). Rimini a port and resort in NE Italy, in Emilia-Romagna on the N Adriatic coast. Pop.: 128 656 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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