Premilcuore ( rgn, Premaicur) 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 Forlì-Cesena
The province of Forlì-Cesena ( it, provincia di Forlì-Cesena) is a province in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Forlì. The province has a population of 394,273 as of 2016 over an area of . It contains 30 '' co ...
in the
Italian
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region
Emilia-Romagna
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, located about southeast of
Bologna
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and about southwest of
Forlì
Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna.
The city is situated along the Via ...
.
History
Following a local tradition, the town was founded in the year 215 by a
Roman
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centurion named "Marcelliano", who took refuge with some soldiers in the valley of
Rabbi
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river. First mentioned in 1124, it was part of the
Province of Florence
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, in
Tuscany
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, until 1923.
Geography
Located at the borders of
Romagna with Tuscany, Premilcuore is a little hill town of the
Apennine Mountains, below the
Alpe di San Benedetto and
Falterona mountains.
[Premilcuore at the Office of Tourism of the Province of Forlì-Cesena]
/ref> It borders the municipalities of Galeata, Portico e San Benedetto, Rocca San Casciano
Rocca San Casciano ( rgn, La Ròca or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì.
Geography
Rocca San Casciano borders ...
, San Godenzo
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San Godenzo borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Lo ...
( FI), and Santa Sofia. It counts the hamlet (''frazione
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'') of Ponte Fantella.
Demographics
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Main sights
Main sights of Premilcuore include the medieval old town with its fortress (''Rocca di Premilcuore''), palaces and churches. The town is also part of the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park
The Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna is a national park in Italy. Created in 1993, it covers an area of about , on the two sides of the Apennine watershed between Romagna and Tuscany, and is divided between th ...
.[Territory of Foreste Casentinesi National Park]
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Personalities
* Pietro Leoni (1909–1995), Jesuit priest
Media
The indie pop
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band Tiny Tide shoot the second part of their video "Road to fairies" in there.
References
External links
Premilcuore official website
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Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna