28 Facts About Rimini

Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini.

Rimini is an art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, and is the birthplace of the film director Federico Fellini.

Evidence that Rimini is of Roman origins is illustrated by the city being divided by two main streets, the Cardo and the Decumanus.

Giotto inspired the 14th-century School of Rimini, which was the expression of original cultural ferment.

Rimini was succeeded by Malatesta Ungaro and Galeotto I Malatesta, uncle of the former, lord of Fano, Pesaro, and Cesena .

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Carlo died childless in 1429, and the lordship was divided into three parts, Rimini going to Galeotto Roberto Malatesta, a Catholic zealot inadequate for the position.

Rimini had the famous Tempio Malatestiano rebuilt by Leon Battista Alberti.

Rimini is located in a historically strategic position, at the extreme southern edge of the Po Valley, at the junction point of Northern and Central Italy.

Rimini is the main centre of a 50 kilometres long coastal conurbation, which extends from Cervia to Gabicce Mare, including the seaside resorts of Cesenatico, Gatteo a Mare, Bellaria-Igea Marina, Riccione, Misano Adriatico and Cattolica.

City of Rimini includes the seaside localities and districts of Torre Pedrera, Viserbella, Viserba, Rivabella, San Giuliano Mare towards north and Bellariva, Marebello, Rivazzurra, Miramare towards south.

Rimini has a humid subtropical climate moderated by the influence of the Adriatic sea, featuring autumn and winter mean temperatures and annual low temperatures among the very highest in Emilia-Romagna.

Between the 13th and 14th century, Rimini had a flourishing Jewish community, which built three distinct synagogues, all destroyed, formerly located around the area of Piazza Cavour, Via Cairoli and Santa Colomba.

Rimini is a major international tourist destination and seaside resort, among the most well known in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, thanks to a long sandy beach, well-equipped bathing establishments, theme parks and a number of opportunities for leisure and spare time.

The width of the beach, the gentle gradient of the sea bed, the equipment of bathing establishments, the luxurious hotels, the mildness of the climate, the richness of curative waters, the prestigious social events, made Rimini a renowned tourist destination among the Italian and European aristocracy during the Belle Epoque.

Rimini is a leading trade fair and convention site in Italy, with an important trade fair and a convention centre .

City Museum, main museal institution of Rimini, was inaugurated as "Archaeology Gallery", at the ground floor of Palazzo Gambalunga in 1872, thanks to Riminese historian Luigi Tonini, active in researching and studying the local archaeological heritage.

Rimini appeared on the movie screen for the first time in some early footages, such as the documentary "Rimini l'Ostenda d'Italia", and in various Istituto Luce's newsreels in the Thirties.

The film director Federico Fellini, was born and raised in Rimini, portrayed characters, places and atmospheres of his hometown through his movies, which however were almost entirely shot in Cinecitta's studios in Rome: I Vitelloni, 8 e ½, I clowns, Amarcord .

Also born in Rimini were the songwriter Samuele Bersani and the composer and music producer Carlo Alberto Rossi, author of some of Mina's songs.

Rimini has a varied historical and artistic heritage which includes churches and monasteries, villas and palaces, fortifications, archaeological sites, streets and squares, as a result of the succession of various civilizations, dominations and historical events through its history, from the Romans to the Byzantines, the medieval comune, the Malatesta seignory, the Venetian Republic and the Papal States dominations.

Rimini is an important road and railway junction, thanks to its position at the intersection between the Adriatic coastal routes and the Po Valley ones and its proximity to the Republic of San Marino.

Rimini is a junction of three highways of Roman origins: the Via Emilia to Milan, the Via Flaminia to Rome and the Via Popilia to Padova.

Rimini is a major junction of the regional railway network and it is one of the main stations of the Adriatic railway.

Rimini Station is a junction of the railroad lines Bologna-Ancona and Ferrara-Ravenna-Rimini, and trains of all categories stop there, including Frecciarossa and Frecciabianca.

Rimini has four minor railway stations: Miramare, Viserba, Torre Pedrera, served by regional services, and Rimini Fiera, periodically served by regional and intercity services in conjunction with the main trade fairs.

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Rimini is served by the wastewater treatment plant of Rimini-Santa Giustina.

Rimini has a notable basketball team, the Basket Rimini Crabs, which played for several years in Serie A and two times in the European Korac Cup.

Rimini is the site of the annual Paganello event, one of the world's premier Beach Ultimate tournaments.