{{Short description|Province of Italy}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Province of Rimini | native_name = {{native name|it|Provincia di Rimini}} | settlement_type = Province | image_skyline = Valmarecchia.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag_of_the_province_of_Rimini.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = Provincia di Rimini-Stemma.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = Rimini in Italy.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Rimini in Italy | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Emilia-Romagna | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Capital(s) | seat = Rimini | parts_type = ''Comuni'' | parts_style = para | p1 = 27 | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = President | leader_name = Jamil Sadegholvaad | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 921.77 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref>[http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2019gen/index.html Dato Istat] - population as of 31 May 2019</ref> | population_total = 339169 | population_as_of = 31 January 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- GDP --------------->| demographics_type2 = GDP | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name=":stats">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref> | demographics2_title1 = Total | demographics2_info1 = €9.489 billion (2015) | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = €28,297 (2015) | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 47811–47814, 47821–47828, 47831–47838, 47841–47843, 47851–47855, 47900 | area_code_type = Telephone prefix | area_code = 0541, 0722 | iso_code = | registration_plate = RN | blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT | blank_info_sec1 = 099 | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
[[File:Rimini mappa.png|thumb|right|250px|A map showing the province of Rimini's major settlements before the transfers of Montecopiolo and Sassofeltrio]] The '''province of Rimini''' ({{langx|it|provincia di Rimini}}) is the southernmost province of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rimini, one of the "seven sisters" of the historical region of Romagna.
The province borders the Adriatic Sea to its northeast, the province of Forlì-Cesena to its northwest, the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region, to its south and southeast, the independent Republic of San Marino to its south, and the province of Arezzo in Tuscany to its southwest.
The province consists of 27 ''comuni'' ({{singular}}: ''comune''), centred on the valleys of the Marecchia and Conca rivers. Since the transfer of nine ''comuni'' (municipalities) from Pesaro and Urbino in 2009 and 2021, the province of Rimini includes most of the historical region of Montefeltro.
==History== The province of Rimini was formed on 16 April 1992. Its ''comuni'' were previously part of the province of Forlì, whose remaining part was renamed the province of Forlì-Cesena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 1992 |title=Decreto Legislativo 6 marzo 1992, n. 252 |trans-title=Legislative Decree 6 March 1992, no. 252 |url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaDettaglioAtto/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1992-04-01&atto.codiceRedazionale=092G0291 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Gazzetta Ufficiale |language=it-IT}}</ref>
On 1 January 1996, the ''comuni'' of Gemmano, Montefiore Conca, Saludecio, Mondaino, Montegridolfo, Montescudo, Monte Colombo, San Clemente, and Morciano di Romagna formed the Valconca Union. The union was formed to integrate public services across the ''comuni''. A clause working towards the ''comuni''<nowiki/>'s merger was repealed in 2009.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Zaghini |first=Paolo |date=16 October 2023 |title=Sulle rive del Conca, confine che unisce |trans-title=On the banks of the Conca, a border that unites |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/sulle-rive-del-conca-confine-che-unisce/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref>
On 15 August 2009, seven ''comuni'' were transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region, to the province of Rimini. The ''comuni'' were Casteldelci, Maiolo, Novafeltria, Pennabilli, San Leo, Sant'Agata Feltria and Talamello.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=3 August 2009 |title=Legge 3 agosto 2009, n. 117 |trans-title=Law of 3 August 2009, no. 117 |url=https://www.parlamento.it/parlam/leggi/09117l.htm |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Italian Parliament |language=it-IT}}</ref>
On 1 January 2016, Montescudo and Monte Colombo were merged into a single ''comune'', Montescudo-Monte Colombo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2015 |title=n.305 del 23.11.2015 (Parte Prima) |url=https://bur.regione.emilia-romagna.it/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Official Bulletin of the Emilia-Romagna Region |language=it}}</ref>
On 16 October 2016, a merger of the ''comune'' of Montegridolfo, Mondaino and Saludecio was rejected at referendum. Montegridolfo and Mondaino voted 92.9% and 69.5% for the merger, but Saludecio voted 58.2% against.<ref name=":0" />
On 17 June 2021, the ''comuni'' of Montecopiolo and Sassofeltrio were transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino to the province of Rimini.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=28 May 2021 |title=Legge 28 maggio 2021, n. 84 |trans-title=Law of 28 May 2021, no. 84 |url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2021/06/16/21G00091/sg |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Gazzetta Ufficiale |language=it-IT}}</ref>
== Constituent ''comuni'' == Twenty-seven ''comuni'' (municipalities) constitute the province of Rimini:
* The five coastal ''comuni'', from northwest to southeast, are Bellaria-Igea Marina, Rimini, Riccione, Misano Adriatico, and Cattolica. * Southeast of San Marino are the ''comuni'' of Coriano, Montescudo-Monte Colombo, Sassofeltrio, Gemmano, San Clemente, Morciano di Romagna, Montefiore Conca, Saludecio, San Giovanni in Marignano, Montegridolfo, and Mondaino. These ''comuni'' are centred on the valley of the Conca river, and are sometimes referred to as the Valconca ''comuni''.<ref name=":0" /> Sassofeltrio was transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino to the province of Rimini on 17 June 2021.<ref name=":2" /> * North and northwest of San Marino are the ''comuni'' of Santarcangelo di Romagna, Poggio Torriana and Verucchio. These three ''comuni'' are centred on the lower valley of the Marecchia river. * West and southwest of San Marino are the ''comuni'' of Novafeltria, San Leo, Talamello, Maiolo, Sant'Agata Feltria, Pennabilli, Casteldelci, and Montecopiolo. With the exception of Montecopiolo, these seven ''comuni'' collectively constitute the Alta-Marecchia region, and were transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino to the province of Rimini on 15 August 2009.<ref name=":1" /> Montecopiolo, on the river Conca, was transferred on 17 June 2021.<ref name=":2" />
== Government == {|class="wikitable" |- ! President ! Term start ! Term end ! colspan="2" class="unsortable" |Party |- |Ermanno Vichi |align=center|8 May 1995 |align=center|28 June 1999 |bgcolor={{party color|The Olive Tree (Italy)}}| |Ulivo |- |Ferdinando Fabbri |align=center|28 June 1999 |align=center|22 June 2009 |bgcolor={{party color|Democrats of the Left}}| |DS/PD |- |Stefano Vitali |align=center|23 June 2009 |align=center|13 October 2014 |bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}| |PD |- |Andrea Gnassi |align=center|13 October 2014 |align=center|30 October 2018 |bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}| |PD |- |Riziero Santi |align=center|31 October 2018 |align=center|24 November 2022 |bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}| |PD |- |Jamil Sadegholvaad |align=center| 24 November 2022 |align=center| ''incumbent'' |bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}| |PD |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.provincia.rimini.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
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