Bentivoglio ( Northern Bolognese: or ) is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Metropolitan City of Bologna The Metropolitan City of Bologna () is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is ''de facto'' the city of Bologna, though the body does not explicitly outline it. It was created by t ...

in the

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region of

Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an Regions of Italy, administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia (region), Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 m ...

, located about northeast of

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. Bentivoglio borders the following municipalities:

Argelato Argelato ( Northern Bolognese: ) is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna. It comprises the hamlets of Argelato, Casadio, , Funo, Malacappa, Volta Reno, San Donnino and San Giacomo, that are administratively divided into the m ...

Castel Maggiore Castel Maggiore ( Bolognese: ) is an Italian commune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, central Italy, located north of the centre of Bologna. Though its name recalls a translation like ''Great Castle'', the name is actually deri ...

Granarolo dell'Emilia Granarolo dell'Emilia ( Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Granarolo dell'Emilia borders the f ...

Malalbergo Malalbergo (Bolognese dialect, Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italy, Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna. Malalbergo borders the following municipalities: B ...

Minerbio Minerbio ( Eastern Bolognese: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the northern-central Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and large ...

San Giorgio di Piano San Giorgio di Piano ( Northern Bolognese: ; "St. George of the Plain") is a ''comune ''located in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is the birthplace of actress Giulietta Masina Giulia Anna "Giulie ...

San Pietro in Casale San Pietro in Casale (Bolognese dialect, Bolognese: ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is situated north from Bologna, and southwest from Ferrara. San Pietro is on the main rail line from Bologn ...

History

First settlements in Bentivoglio's territory date back to the

Villanovan The Villanovan culture (–700 BCE), regarded as the earliest phase of the Etruscan civilization, was the earliest Iron Age culture of Italy. It directly followed the Bronze Age Proto-Villanovan culture which branched off from the Urnfield cultu ...

civilization, as testified by some cremation tombs dating from the 10th century BC and by a 6th-century BC stele. The Romans carried first measures for land reclamation. In the Middle Ages the central area of the territory was called "Poledrano Bridge"; the name stemmed from the passage of foals on the Navile canal bridge.

Main sights

*Museo della civiltà contadina at

Villa Smeraldi A villa is a type of house that was originally an Ancient Rome, ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. ...

. * San Martino di Castagnolo Minore

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna Villanovan culture {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub