- Cattolica
Infobox CityIT
img_coa =Cattolica-Stemma.png
name = Cattolica
region =Emilia-Romagna
province = Rimini (RN)
elevation_m = 12
area_total_km2 = 5
population_as_of =June 30 ,2007
population_total = 16,233
population_density_km2 = 3,120
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|43|58|N|12|44|E
frazioni = Torconca
telephone = 0541
postalcode = 47841
gentilic = Cattolichini
saint = St.Pius V
day =April 30
mayor = Pietro Pazzaglini
website = [http://www.comune.cattolica.rn.it www.comune.cattolica.rn.it]
mapx = 43.966667
mapy=12.733333Cattolica is a town in
Province of Rimini ,Italy with 16,233 (2007) inhabitants.cite web | url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=482239281 | title="The World Gazetteer" | accessdate=2007-02-23] Archaeological excavations showed that the area was already settled in Roman times.Cattolica constituted in fact a pause in the travel for the pilgrims that covered the Bologna-Ancona-Rome route, in particular those directed to the sanctuary of
Loreto or to St. Peter's in Rome.In 1500 it counted more than twenty saloons and inns. Only from the second half of the 19th century the fishing industry became relevant in the economy of the town.One of the first visitors of the beach of Cattolica was
Lucien Bonaparte , brother of the Emperor, who preferred it to the noisy Rimini in 1823. The town became an independent commune in 1896.At the end of
World War I the tourism industry became predominant.Main sights
*Church of San Apollinare (13th century)
*Malatesta tower (1490)
*Museum of the Queen with the S. Croce Gallery (16th century)
*Watchtower (now included in a closed disco)
*Aquarius "Le Navi"Twin towns
*flagicon|ITA
Cortina d'Ampezzo ,Italy
*flagicon|Czech RepublicHodonin ,Czech Republic
*flagicon|FRASaint-Dié-des-Vosges ,France
*flagicon|FRAFaches-Thumesnil , FranceExternal links
* [http://www.comune.cattolica.rn.it Official website]
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