Montecopiolo | |
Official Name: | Comune di Montecopiolo |
Coordinates: | 43.8333°N 34°W |
Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
Province: | Rimini (RN) |
Frazioni: | Badia, Belvedere, Calvillano, Ca' Moneta, Pugliano, Ca' Bernacchia, Campo D'Arco, Casentino, Santa Rita, Villagrande (township's seat) |
Mayor: | Alfonso Lattanzi |
Area Total Km2: | 35.7 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2158 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Demonym: | Villagrandesi (township frazione), Montecopiolesi (residents in the commune) |
Elevation M: | 915 |
Postal Code: | 61014 |
Area Code: | 0722 |
Montecopiolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 139km (86miles) southeast of Bologna and about 29km (18miles) west of Rimini. It is formed by several villages, none exactly called Montecopiolo; the communal seat is in Villagrande.
On June 24-25, 2007, Montecopiolo, alongside the nearby comune of Sassofeltrio, voted in a referendum to detach from neighboring Province of Pesaro and Urbino in Marche region, it came into effect 14 years later on June 17, 2021.[2]
Montecopiolo borders the following municipalities: Carpegna, Macerata Feltria, Maiolo, Monte Cerignone, Monte Grimano, Pennabilli, Pietrarubbia, San Leo. It is home to a hill castle, built in the 10th century, at 1030m (3,380feet) above sea level.