Casola Valsenio

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Location of Casola Valsenio

44°13′N 11°37′E / 44.217°N 11.617°E / 44.217; 11.617CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceRavenna (RA)FrazioniBaffadi, Mercatale, Prugno, Sant'Apollinare, Valsenio, ZattagliaGovernment

• MayorNicola IseppiArea

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• Total84.42 km² (32.59 sq mi)Elevation

195 m (640 ft)Population

(30 November 2017)^[2]

• Total2,601 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)DemonymCasolaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

48010

Dialing code0546Patron saintSt. Lucy of SyracuseSaint day13 DecemberWebsiteOfficial website

Casola Valsenio (Romagnol: Chêsla) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Ravenna.

History

The village was founded in 1216 after the Casola castle's destruction by the Faenza troops. 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: an old guesthouse of the Abbey of Valsenio (dating back to the 12th century) as well as the residence of the famous poet and writer Alfredo Oriani where he died on October 18, 1909. Today, the house - national monument - is used as a writer's house-museum; the building is owned by the Fondazione Casa di Oriani.^[3]
Watch Tower
Chiesa di Sopra ("Upper Church")
Monte Battaglia, a mountain topped by a medieval tower
Abbey of Valsenio

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Oriani, Fondazione Casa di. "Fondazione Casa di Oriani". www.fondazionecasadioriani.it. Retrieved 2018-09-20.