Porretta Terme ( Bolognese: ''Puratta'') is a town of the Reno Valley Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, a ''

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Alto Reno Terme Alto Reno Terme is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was formed on January 1, 2016, after the merger of Porretta Terme and Granaglione Granaglione is a town in the ''comune'' of Alto Reno Terme, in the Me ...

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. Porretta Terme is located about south-west of Bologna. Known since Roman times for its thermal springs, it is also a center for winter sports thanks to the nearby resorts of

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Abetone Abetone was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Pistoia. It has been a frazione of Abetone Cutigliano since 2017. History Abet ...

Monte Cimone Monte Cimone is the highest mountain in the northern Apennines, of Italy. Geography The mountain has an elevation of 2,165 m and is also the highest point in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It encompasses the ''comuni'' of Fiumalbo, ...

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Granaglione Granaglione is a town in the ''comune'' of Alto Reno Terme, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, central Italy. It was a separate ''comune'' until January 2016, when it merged with Porretta Terme Porretta Terme ( Bolognese: ''Puratta'') is a town ...

to form the new comune of

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, Porretta housed the

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of the 1st Brazilian Army division between November 1944 and the final breakthrough of the

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.Oliveira, Frank Marcio de. ''Attache Extraordinaire: Vernon A. Walters in Brazil'' National Defense Intelligence College, 2010. . Pages 10-11. Since December 1987, Porretta Terme is the site of a

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, decided to dedicate a festival in his honour. The festival is associated with the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis and the Center for Southern Folklore in

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, USA. Porretta Terme is served by

Porretta Terme railway station Porretta Terme ( it, Stazione di Porretta Terme) is a railway station serving Porretta Terme, part of the municipality of Alto Reno Terme, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station is located on the Porrettana railway. It is ...

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