Global InformationCoriano Ridge War Cemetery information
| Coriano Ridge War Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Italian: Cimitero di guerra inglese | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
 The cemetery viewed from the entrance, April 2015 | |
| For Allied soldiers deceased in 1944 | |
| Established | April 1945 |
| Location | 43°59′6.95″N 12°36′11.66″E / 43.9852639°N 12.6032389°E Via Piane 4 near Coriano, Emilia-Romagna |
| Designed by | Louis de Soissons |
| Total burials | 1,939 |
Unknowns | c. 50 |
| Burials by nation | |
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| Burials by war | |
World War II: 1,939 | |
1939 – 1945 The soil of this cemetery was donated by the Italian people for the eternal rest of the sailors, soldiers, and aviators whose memory is rendered honour here (in Italian) | |
The Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, locally known as the English War Cemetery (Italian: Cimitero di guerra inglese),[1][2] is a Commonwealth military cemetery in Coriano, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy,[3] for Allied soldiers who died in the Second World War during the Allied advance through the Valconca and the battles of Coriano and Rimini.[1][4][5]
Managed by the Rome office of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission,[3][6] the cemetery numbers 1,939 burials,[1] of which approximately 50 are unidentified.[4] It is among Coriano's most notable tourist attractions.[7][8]
- ^ a b c "Cimitero di guerra inglese" [English War Cemetery]. Terre di Coriano (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Da Ravenna a Coriano, scolaresche in visita al Cimitero di guerra inglese" [From Ravenna to Coriano, school groups visit the English War Cemetery]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Cimitero di Guerra Inglese Coriano: mappa, orari, contatti" [English War Cemetery]. Romagna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b "I Cimiteri di Guerra tra Romagna e Marche" [The War Cemeteries between Romagna and the Marche]. La Città Invisibile (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Zaghini, Paolo (19 May 2020). "I cimiteri di guerra in Romagna: Le vicende del Coriano Ridge War Cemetery" [The war cemeteries in Romagna: The case of the Coriano Ridge War Cemetery]. E-Review: Rivista degli Istituti Storici dell'Emilia-Romagna in Rete (in Italian). 7. doi:10.12977/ereview285. ISSN 2282-4979.
- ^ "Cimiteri di guerra britannici" [British war cemeteries]. Rimini Turismo (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Ciclabili e percorsi da scoprire nella nuova Carta del territorio di Coriano" [Cycle paths and routes to discover in the new map of the Coriano area]. RiminiToday (in Italian). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Il marchio "Terre di Coriano" si amplia: realizzati quattro nuovi cartelloni" [The "Terre di Coriano" brand expands: Four new billboards created]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.