Pennabilli

Pennabilli is a municipality with 3,098 inhabitants ( 2008) in the Italian province of Rimini ( Emilia- Romagna).

History

The union of the two original places ' Penna ' and ' Billi ' was sealed in 1350 with the peace stone in the marketplace. ' Penna ' comes from the Latin " Pinna ", ' Billi ' from ' Bilia " ( elevation between trees ) according to the characteristic shapes of the two hills. " Billi " but is also attributed to the Etruscan god of fire " Bel ", which was a precursor temple of the Church of San Lorenzo, which is dedicated to fire martyr Lawrence of Rome, revered. 1572 was Pennabilli bishopric ( diocese of Montefeltro ) and city.

After the Italian unification Pennabilli belonged until 15 August 2009 to the province of Pesaro and Urbino ( Marche region ). Against this territorial change that also six other municipalities ( Casteldelci, Novafeltria, Maiolo, San Leo, Sant'Agata Feltria and Talamello ) was adopted on the basis of a referendum, the brand went in vain before the Constitutional Court.

Relations with Tibet

Since the 18th century, when Orazio Olivieri founded a mission station in Lhasa and the first printing press with movable type in Tibet as well as the first dictionary Italian- Tibetan wrote, there are good relations between Pennabilli and Tibet, which culminated in the visit of the Dalai Lama in 1994.

Adjacent communities

Badia (AR), Carpegna (PU), Casteldelci, Maiolo, Montecopiolo (PU), Novafeltria, Sant'Agata Feltria Sestino (AR)