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==Main sights==
==Main sights==
*''Vena del Gesso Romagnola'' ("Romagna's Chalk Seam"), a rocky dorsal which cuts transversally the valley coming down from the [[Appenines]].
*''Vena del Gesso Romagnola'' ("Romagna's Chalk Seam"), a rocky dorsal which cuts transversally the valley coming down from the [[Apennine Mountains]].
*''Villa il Cardello''
*''Villa il Cardello''
*Watch Tower
*Watch Tower

Revision as of 11:26, 4 March 2011

Casola Valsenio
Comune di Casola Valsenio
Coat of arms of Casola Valsenio
Location of Casola Valsenio
Map
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceRavenna (RA)
FrazioniBaffadi, Mercatale, Prugno, Sant'Apollinare, Valsenio, Zattaglia
Government
 • MayorNicola Iseppi
Area
 • Total
84.4 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
2,764
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
DemonymCasolani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48010
Dialing code0546
Patron saintSt. Lucy of Syracuse
Saint day13 December
WebsiteOfficial website

Casola Valsenio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna and about 60 km southwest of Ravenna.

History

The village was founded in 1216 after the destruction of the Casola castle by the troops of Faenza. Later it was a possession of the Pagani, Visconti, Manfredi, Riario families and of Cesare Borgia.

Main sights

  • Vena del Gesso Romagnola ("Romagna's Chalk Seam"), a rocky dorsal which cuts transversally the valley coming down from the Apennine Mountains.
  • Villa il Cardello
  • Watch Tower
  • Chiesa di Sopra ("Upper Church")
  • Monte Battaglia, a mountain topped by a medieval tower
  • Abbey of Valsenio

International relations

Casola Valsenio is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.