Vergato (
Medial Mountain Bolognese: or ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Bologna
The Metropolitan City of Bologna ( it, Città Metropolitana di Bologna) is a metropolitan city in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. Its capital is ''de facto'' the city of Bologna, though the body does not explicitly outline it. It was created by ...
in the
Italian
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region
Emilia-Romagna
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, located about southwest of
Bologna
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.
Vergato borders the following municipalities:
Castel d'Aiano
Castel d'Aiano ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located in the Apennine mountains about southwest of Bologna.
Castel d'Aiano border ...
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Gaggio Montano
Gaggio Montano ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna.
Gaggio Montano borders the following municipalities: Caste ...
,
Grizzana Morandi
Grizzana Morandi ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna. The town is summer holiday resort, located in the mountain ...
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Marzabotto
Marzabotto ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a small town and ''comune'' in Italian region Emilia-Romagna, part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna. It is located south-southwest of Bologna by rail, and lies in the valley of the Reno. The area inc ...
,
Valsamoggia
Valsamoggia ( Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was created on 1 January 2014 after the merger of the former communes of Bazzano (the current town hall seat), Castello di Serravalle, Cres ...
,
Zocca
Zocca ( Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about south of Modena.
Zocca borders the following municipalities: Castel d'Aiano, G ...
.
The town was almost entirely destroyed during the
Gothic Line
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phase of the
Italian Campaign in
World War II
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. It is connected to Bologna by the
Porrettana railway and by the Porrettana State Road.
Main sights
* Tarots Museum
*
Church of the Assumption of Mary, Riola di Vergato
Santa Maria Assunta ("Assumption of Mary") is a Catholic church located in Riola di Vergato, northern Italy. It was designed by Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto.
History
Design on the project began in 1965–66. The Archbishop of Bologn ...
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
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