Gradara (Italy)
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Name (Latin)
Gradara (Italy)
Other forms of name
Comune di Gradara (Italy)
Associated country
Italy
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Valazzi, M. R. La Rocca di Gradara, c2003:p. 7 (Comune di Gradara)
- GEOnet Names Server, Sept. 6, 2005(Gradara; ppl; coordinates: 43⁰ 57́' 00"N, 012⁰ 46' 00"E)
- Times of London concise atlas of the world, c2000:index (Gradara, Italy)
- Diz. di toponomastica, c1990(Gradara; small center, 15 km. from Pesaro; situated on a hill; dominated by a famous castle)
- The Marches, 1999:p. 71, etc. (Gradara; elev. 142 m., pop. 2850; walled town of Gradara, dominated by its castle; records speak of this settlement on a hill near the Tavallo river as early as 1032; construction of the stronghold began in 13th cent.; defense walls raised in the 14th cent. by the Malatesta ... )
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Wikipedia description:
Gradara is a town and comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino (PU), in the region of Marche in central Italy. It is 6 km from Gabicce Mare and Cattolica, 25 km from Rimini, 15 km from Pesaro and 33 km from Urbino. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The ancient town is characterized by a double line of medieval walls and by the massive castle, one of the best preserved in Italy. It is famous as being the location of the episode of Paolo and Francesca described by Dante Alighieri in the V Canto of his Inferno. With its castle as a major tourist attraction, the town is considered by some to be functionally an extension of the riviera romagnola.
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