Coriano Ridge War Cemetery

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
EstablishedApril 1945 (1945-04)
Location43°59′6.95″N 12°36′11.66″E / 43.9852639°N 12.6032389°E / 43.9852639; 12.6032389
Via Piane 4

near 
Coriano, Emilia-Romagna
Designed byLouis de Soissons
Total burials1,939
Unknowns
c. 50
Burials by nation
  • United Kingdom: 1,413
  • Canadian: 427
  • New Zealand: 52
  • South Africa: 28
  • India: 8
  • Australia: 1
  • Russia: 1
  • Other countries: 3
  • Unidentified: 7
Burials by war
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]

  1. ^ a b c "Cimitero di guerra inglese" [English War Cemetery]. Terre di Coriano (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Cimitero di Guerra Inglese Coriano: mappa, orari, contatti" [English War Cemetery]. Romagna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Cimiteri di guerra britannici" [British war cemeteries]. Rimini Turismo (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.