Forlì

Forlì ( ; Italian:; Romagnol: Furlè; Latin: Forum Livii) is a comune (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.

Situated in the Romagna plain along the Via Emilia, east of the Montone River, Forlì is the largest city in the province and has historically occupied a strategic position on the routes crossing the Apennines towards the territories of Romagna historically ruled by Florence until the early 20th century. The city originated as the Roman settlement of Forum Livii. During the Middle Ages it developed into a free commune and, between the 13th and 14th centuries, became the principal Ghibelline stronghold in Romagna, emerging as one of the main centres of resistance to papal authority in northern and central Italy. Throughout its history, particularly from the Renaissance to the Risorgimento, Forlì was a centre of political, scientific, artistic, and cultural activity, and was home to numerous figures who contributed to Italian public and intellectual life, including the painters Melozzo da Forlì and Marco Palmezzano, the humanist historian Flavio Biondo, and the physicians Girolamo Mercuriale and Giovanni Battista Morgagni. This historical and cultural legacy is reflected in the city's historic centre, which preserves architectural evidence from successive periods of development, including medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and fascist architecture.

Traditionally linked to agriculture and manufacturing, Forlì remains an important agricultural, commercial, and technological centre, benefiting from the productivity of its surrounding countryside and its strategic location along the Via Emilia. The city hosts a Campus of the University of Bologna, with programmes in economics, engineering, political science, medicine, and the School of Languages and Translation (SSLMIT). It is also home to the AerospaceTechnology Centre and a network of museums, including the San Domenico Civic Museum, one of the city's main cultural institutions.