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Imola

Imola
Comune
Comune di Imola
Rocca Sforzesca.
Rocca Sforzesca.
Imola is located in Italy
Imola
Imola
Location of Imola in Italy
Coordinates: 44°21′12.3998″N 11°42′51.7435″E / 44.353444389°N 11.714373194°E / 44.353444389; 11.714373194
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city Bologna (BO)
Frazioni Cantalupo, Càsola Canina, Chiusura, Fabbrica, Giardino, Linaro, Montecatone, Piratello, Ponticelli, San Prospero, Sasso Morelli, Selva, Sesto Imolese, Spazzate Sassatelli, Zello
Government
 • Mayor Daniele Manca (PD)
Area
 • Total 204.96 km2 (79.14 sq mi)
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
Population (31 August 2015)
 • Total 69,640
 • Density 340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Imolesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 40026
Dialing code 0542
Patron saint St. Cassian
Saint day August 13
Website Official website

Imola [ˈiːmola] (Emilian: Iommla, Romagnol: Jômla/Jemula) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The town is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna.

The city is most noted as the home of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari which formerly hosted the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix (the race was named after the nearby independent republic of San Marino, as Monza already hosted the Italian Grand Prix), and the deaths of Formula One drivers Ayrton Senna (Brazilian) and Roland Ratzenberger (Austrian) at the circuit during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The death of Senna (three-times world champion) was an event that shocked the sporting world and changed Formula One safety standards for good.

The city was anciently called Forum Cornelii, after the Roman dictator L. Cornelius Sulla, who founded it about 82 BC. The town was an agricultural and trading centre, famous for its ceramics.


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