Rimini Rimini Rimini (; ; ) is a city of 150,292 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient "Ariminus") and Ausa (ancient "Aprusa"). It is one of the most famous seaside resorts in Europe, thanks to its sandy beach, over 1,000 hotels, and thousands of bars, restaurants and discos. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843. An art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, Rimini is the hometown of the famous film director Federico Fellini
Battle of Rimini (1944) Battle of Rimini (1944) The Battle of Rimini took place between 13 and 21 September 1944 during Operation "Olive", the main Allied offensive on the Gothic Line in August and September 1944, part of the Italian Campaign in the Second World War. Rimini, a town on the Adriatic coast of Italy, anchored the Rimini Line, a German defensive line which was the third such line forming the Gothic Line defences. Rimini, which had been hit previously by air raids, had 1,470,000 rounds fired against it by allied land forces. On 23 August 1944 the Eighth Army launched Operation "Olive", attacking