Castel Bolognese ( rgn, Castël Bulgnés) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Ravenna The province of Ravenna ( it, provincia di Ravenna; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ravenna. As of 2015, it has a population of 391,997 inhabitants over an area of , giving it ...

in the

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region

Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

, located about southeast of

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

and about southwest of

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

. As of 2006, it has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants. Castel Bolognese borders the following municipalities:

Faenza Faenza (, , ; rgn, Fènza or ; la, Faventia) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed eart ...

Imola Imola (; rgn, Jômla or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical re ...

Riolo Terme Riolo Terme ( rgn, Riô or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Ravenna. The main attraction of the town are the termal baths. ...

Solarolo Solarolo ( rgn, Slarôl) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italy, Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about west of Ravenna. Solarolo borders the following municipalities: Bag ...

Main sights

*The Castle, built from 1389. It was destroyed in 1501 by duke

Cesare Borgia Cesare Borgia (; ca-valencia, Cèsar Borja ; es, link=no, César Borja ; 13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was an Italian ex- cardinal and '' condottiero'' (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major ...

, together with the walls. The latter were rebuilt by the Papal forces in 1504. Of the castle, today parts of the walls and a tower survive. *Civic Museum *Church of San Sebastiano (1506). *Church of San Francesco (18th century), including a statue attributed to

Jacopo della Quercia Jacopo della Quercia (, ; 20 October 1438), also known as Jacopo di Pietro d'Agnolo di Guarnieri, was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, a contemporary of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Donatello. He is considered a precursor of Michelangelo. ...

, a 15th-century wooden crucifix and paintings by Giovan Battista Bertucci il Giovane and

Ferraù Fenzoni Ferraù FenzoniName also written as Ferrau Fenzoni, Faenzoni, Fanzoni, Fanzone (1562 – 11 April 1645) was an Italian painter and draughtsman.

. *Church of

San Pietro Apostolo San Pietro Apostolo ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. It is about northwest of Catanzaro, the provincial capital. It is surrounded by the villages of Decollatura, Gimigliano, ...

*Church of

San Petronio The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius ...

*Church of

Santa Maria della Pace Santa Maria della Pace is a church in Rome, central Italy, not far from Piazza Navona. The building lies in rione Ponte. History The current building was built on the foundations of the pre-existing church of Sant'Andrea de Aquarizariis in 1482 ...

Transport

Rail

The railway station is called Castel Bolognese–Riolo Terme. It is on the railway line connecting Bologna to Ancona.

Roads

Castel Bolognese can be reached through the

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which is the Italian part of the E45 European Route, by taking the exit Imola (coming from the North) or Faenza (coming from the South).

Demographic evolution

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Twin towns

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References

External links

www.comune.castelbolognese.ra.it/

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