Valdragone | |
Settlement Type: | Curazie |
Pushpin Map: | San Marino |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within San Marino |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | San Marino |
Subdivision Type1: | Castello |
Subdivision Name1: | Borgo Maggiore |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 43.9399°N 12.4575°W |
Elevation M: | 466 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 47893 |
Area Code: | +378 (0549) |
Population Demonym: | valdragonesi |
Parts Type: | Constituent curazie |
P1: | Valdragone di Sopra, Valdragone di Sotto |
Valdragone is a settlement in San Marino comprising two, Valdragone di Sopra and Valdragone di Sotto, in the of Borgo Maggiore.[1] [2]
The village is situated east of Borgo Maggiore and also close to Cailungo and Domagnano.
The name of Valdragone appears for the first time in historical documents of 1253. The Monastero di Santa Chiara was built from 1969 to 1971.
According to legend, the name "Valdragone" comes from stories of a dragon that appeared there.[3] From Italian val, apocopic form of valle ("valley") + dragone ("dragon").