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History of Rotary in San Marino
And the First Club in San Marino
A Part of Rotary
District 2070,
Italy
And a Part of Our History of Rotary in Europe
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"The Most Serene Republic of San Marino" is a country in the Apennine Mountains.
It is a landlocked enclave completely surrounded by Italy and with a total
land area of 61 sq. km. Italian is the official language.
One of the European microstates, San Marino has the smallest population (31,000 in 2008) of all the members of the Council
of Europe and one of the highest GDP per capita in the world.
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San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world, having been founded on 3 September 301 by Marinus of Rab, a
Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian.
San Marino's constitution, dating back to 1600, is the world's oldest written constitution still in effect. |
ROTARY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
ROTARY IN SAN MARINO
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According to the records in the RI Zurich office, the first
(and only) club in San Marino was chartered in 1960.
There were no clubs in the country before this.
The Rotary Club of San Marino is a part of District 2070 which
covers the north eastern section of Italy.
In San Marino is also active a Rotaract Club,
called "Rotaract della Repubblica di San Marino".
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acknowledgements to Wikipedia and to the
Board, Clubs and Webmaster of the District
posted by RGHF Webmaster Pietro Brunoldi and amended by RGHF Webmaster Greg Barlow. September 2008
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