Dogana
Dogana: a village of Serravalle
Dogana is a village in the municipality of Serravalle, in the Republic of San Marino. The toponym derives from the customs house built in 1463 for the payment of duties on goods coming from Rimini. The city is located in the extreme north of the Republic, near the border with Italy, and is crossed by the SS72 of San Marino, which connects the City of San Marino with Rimini. With its approximately 7,000 inhabitants, Dogana is the most populous city in the entire San Marino.
Characteristics of the territory
Residents of Dogana have requested the election of the city as an autonomous Castelli di San Marino, comprising the curazie (villages) of Dogana Bassa, Falciano, and Rovereta, by separating from Serravalle (San Marino). The postcode of Dogana is 47891, while that of Falciano and Rovereta is the same. The capital of the Castello and the remaining curazie have the code 47899.
Monuments and places of interest
In Dogana, there is the Teatro Nuovo (Serravalle), the largest in San Marino. Moreover, it is possible to cross the state border with Italy thanks to the monumental gate inaugurated in 1996 on the Superstrada Rimini-San Marino inaugurated 31 years before.
Sports and curiosities
The local football team is A.C. Juvenes/Dogana, which plays in the Sammarinese football championship and in the past also in the Italian one. Also, a crater of 41 kilometers in diameter on Mars (astronomy) was dedicated to the town in 2011.
Infrastructure and transportation
From 1932 to 1944, the Rimini-San Marino railway operated, on a narrow-gauge, completely financed by fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini, following a convention (1927) of operation between the two states. It was destroyed on June 26, 1944, by the Desert Air Force during World War II and dismantled between 1958 and 1960.
In summary, Dogana is a village of Serravalle, the most populous city of San Marino. In addition to the Teatro Nuovo, it also has a monumental gate that serves as the state border between Italy and the Republic of San Marino. The city is known for its local football team, A.C. Juvenes/Dogana, and for the crater dedicated to it on Mars. In the past, Dogana was connected to the city of Rimini by the Rimini-San Marino railway, on a narrow-gauge, completely financed by fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini.
