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274 killed. 54 captured. 323 killed. The Battle of San Marino was an engagement on 17–20 September 1944 during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War, in which German Army forces occupied the neutral Republic of San Marino and were then attacked by Allied forces. It is also sometimes known as the Battle of Monte Pulito .
A 1877 San Marino stamp. The postal history of San Marino can be traced to October 7, 1607, with the introduction of public postal services. The republic's postal needs were handled by a post office in nearby Rimini, Italy; the first San Marino post office opened in 1833.
San Marino, officially known as the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked microstate located in Southern Europe, surrounded by Italy. It is one of the oldest republics in the world, with a history dating back to the 4th century AD.
To the left of these figures is displayed the national coat of arms of San Marino. Many vehicles also carry the international vehicle identification code "RSM" in black on a white oval sticker. Since 2004 custom licence plates have also become available. There are 220 km (135 mi) of roads in the country: the main road is the San Marino Highway.
The Most Serene Republic of Lucca (Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di Lucca ), a city-state that existed from 1119 to 1799 based in the city of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. Lucca was the third largest Italian city state (after Venice and Genoa) with a republican constitution ( comune) to remain independent over the centuries.
The International Academy of Sciences San Marino ( Esperanto: Akademio Internacia de la Sciencoj San Marino, AIS) was a scientific association. It was established in 1983 and had its first convention, SUS 1, around New Year 1984 in the City of San Marino. [1] After the Sammarinese skeleton law on higher education had been passed the academy was ...
Marinus was canonised as a saint, and later, the State of San Marino grew up from the centre created by the monastery. [4] His feast day/memorial day is 3 September, commemorating the day, in 301, when he founded what became known as San Marino, which is also the state's national holiday. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic and Eastern ...
