Bagno di Romagna
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| Comune di Bagno di Romagna | ||
The Medici coat of arms of the façade of the Palazzo dei Capitani.
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 Bagno di Romagna
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| Coordinates: 43°50′N 11°58′E / 43.833°N 11.967°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Forlì-Cesena (FC) | |
| Frazioni | Larciano, Crocesanta, Valgianna, Selvapiana, Acquapartita, Donicilio, Ridracoli, Monteguidi, Spinello, Bucchio, Civorio, Vessa, Saiaccio, San Silvestro, Montegranelli, Paganico | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Marco Baccini (Visione Comune) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 233.1 km2 (90.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2009) | ||
| • Total | 6,187 | |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Bagnesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 47021 | |
| Dialing code | 0543 | |
| Patron saint | Saints Peter and Paul | |
| Saint day | June 29 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Bagno di Romagna is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Forlì.
Bagno di Romagna borders the following municipalities: Bibbiena, Chiusi della Verna, Mercato Saraceno, Poppi, Pratovecchio, Santa Sofia, Sarsina, Verghereto.
A renowned centre for thermal cares (due to various natural springs that supply water at 47°C, rich in sodium-carbonate-sulphur micro-elements) and nature tourism (due to its proximity of a 368 square kilometres (142 sq mi) national park, namely the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park, with woodlands, kilometers of paths in the woods, mountains and a major artificial lake.
Bagno di Romagna was originally an Umbrian dwellings, linked to the nearby town of Sarsina hometown of the Latin comic author Plautus. The Romans founded what became the actual town, whose Latin name, balneum (meaning 'bath'), came after its hot springs. At that time, it was a trading post and spa on the route between Rome and Ravenna, where the second largest Roman military fleet was moored and many the Roman legions had their winter quarters.
In 540 AD the town was destroyed by the Ostrogoths, Germanic invaders of Italy. The town recovered during the fourteenth century under the patronage of the Guidi family, who surrounded it with a line of defensive walls and developed a system of small castles to control the valley. Consequently some trade flourished and, later, the town was acquired by Florence and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The town was sacked by the Landsknecht army of Charles V on its way to Rome in 1527. Probably on this occasion the castle of Corzano was destroyed. Its ruins were later reused to build the religious sanctuary of Corzano and probably other dwellings.
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