Castel Bolognese () is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about southeast of

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and about southwest of

Ravenna Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...

. As of 2006, it has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants. Castel Bolognese borders the following municipalities:

Faenza Faenza (, ; ; or ; ) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed earthenware pottery, known ...

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Riolo Terme Riolo Terme ( or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Ravenna. The main attraction of the town are the termal baths. History U ...

, Solarolo.

Main sights

*The Castle, built from 1389. It was destroyed in 1501 by duke

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, together with the walls. The latter were rebuilt by the Papal forces in 1504. Of the castle, today parts of the walls and a tower survive. *Civic Museum *Biblioteca Libertaria Armando Borghi *Church of San Sebastiano (1506). *Church of San Francesco (18th century), including a statue attributed to

Jacopo della Quercia Jacopo della Quercia (, ; 20 October 1438), also known as Jacopo di Pietro d'Agnolo di Guarnieri, was an Italian sculptor of the Early Renaissance, a contemporary of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Donatello. Biography Jacopo della Quercia takes hi ...

, a 15th-century wooden crucifix and paintings by Giovan Battista Bertucci il Giovane and Ferraù Fenzoni. *Church of San Pietro Apostolo *Church of San Petronio *Church of

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Transport

Rail

The railway station is called Castel Bolognese–Riolo Terme. It is on the railway line connecting Bologna to Ancona.

Roads

Castel Bolognese can be reached through the A14 motorway which is the Italian part of the E45 European Route, by taking the exit Imola (coming from the North) or Faenza (coming from the South).

Demographic evolution

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Twin towns

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References

External links

www.comune.castelbolognese.ra.it/

All About Castel Bolognese's history
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