Casteldelci (Romagnol: Castèl) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Rimini, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Rimini.

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Casteldelci
Comune
Comune di Casteldelci
Location of Casteldelci
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Coordinates: 43°47′N 12°9′E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Rimini (RN)
Frazioni	Fragheto, Giardiniera, Mercato, Monte, Poggio Ancisa, Schigno, Senatello
Government
• Mayor	Marina Brizzi
Area [1]
• Total	49.1 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Elevation	632 m (2,073 ft)
Population  (2006)[2]
• Total	490
• Density	10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	47861
Dialing code	0541-915423
Patron saint	St. Martin
Saint day	11 November
Website	Official website

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On 7 April 1944, the hamlet of Fragheto was the site of the Fragheto massacre. After partisans belonging to the Eighth Garibaldi Brigade ambushed troops approaching the hamlet,^[3] fourteen soldiers of the German 356th Infantry Division conducted house-to-house searches and summarily killed civilians.^[3][4] 30 Italian civilians and 15 partisans were killed.^[3][4] Representing 40% of the hamlet's population,^[5][6] many of the victims were elderly people, women, or children.^[3][5] A further seven partisans and one civilian were shot the next day at Ponte Carrattoni, at the confluence of the Senatello and Marecchia.^[7]

On 17 and 18 December 2006, voters in Casteldelci voted to join the region of Emilia-Romagna. Of 448 eligible voters in Casteldelci, 232 (81.4%) voted to join Emilia-Romagna, while 53 (18.6%) voted to stay in the Marche region.^[8] Thus, on 15 August 2009, Casteldelci was transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche to the province of Rimini,^[9] which had been formed on 16 April 1992,^[10] in the region of Emilia-Romagna.^[9]

It is the birthplace of the condottiero Uguccione della Faggiola, member of the family who ruled here in the Middle Ages. Later Casteldelci was a possession of the House of Montefeltro and the Medici.