Rocca San Casciano ( or ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Forlì-Cesena The Province of Forlì-Cesena () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capitals are the cities of Forlì and Cesena. The province has a population of 394,273 as of 2016 over an area of . It contains 30 '' comuni'' (: ''comu ...

in the

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region

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, located about southeast of

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and about southwest of

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

Geography

Rocca San Casciano borders the following municipalities:

Dovadola Dovadola () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italy, Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì, on the road leading to Florence. Dovadola borders the foll ...

Galeata Galeata () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì. Galeata borders the following municipalities: Civitella di Romag ...

Modigliana Modigliana () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italy, Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì. The toponym derives from (Castrum) ''Mutilum'', meaning � ...

, Portico e San Benedetto,

Predappio Predappio ( , ; or ) is a (municipality) in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with a population of 6,135 as of 1 January 2021. The town is best known for being the birthplace of Benito Mussolini, founder of ...

, Premilcuore and

Tredozio Tredozio () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì. Tredozio borders the following municipalities: Marradi, Modiglian ...

Festa del Falò

Rocca San Casciano is popular in the area for its ''Festa del Falò'' ("Bonfires Feast"), which is believed to originate from

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Pagan rites. It is documented that bonfires have been lit near the Montone River ever since the 12th century; later the event became associated with

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's Day (19 March).

History

Rocca San Casciano is created in the 1200 d.C.

References

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Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub