Bentivoglio (BO)
Encyclopedia
Bentivoglio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bologna
in the Italian
region of Emilia-Romagna
, located about 15 km northeast of Bologna
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,593 and an area of 51.1 km².
Bentivoglio borders the following municipalities: Argelato
, Castel Maggiore
, Granarolo dell'Emilia
, Malalbergo
, Minerbio
, San Giorgio di Piano
, San Pietro in Casale
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Bologna
Province of Bologna
The Province of Bologna is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bologna.-Geography:It has an area of 3,702 km², and a total population of 991,647 . There are 60 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bologna...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region of Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 15 km northeast of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,593 and an area of 51.1 km².
Bentivoglio borders the following municipalities: Argelato
Argelato
Argelato is an Italian comune in the province of Bologna. It comprises the hamlets of Argelato, Casadio, , Funo, Malacappa, Volta Reno, San Donnino and San Giacomo, that are administratively divided into the main town and the hamlets Casadio and Funo .In the hamlet of Funo are large...
, Castel Maggiore
Castel Maggiore
Castel Maggiore is an Italian comune with 15,922 inhabitants in the province of Bologna located at about 9 km northwards from the historic centre of the capital town, Bologna. Its name means means "Major Oak"; particurarly "Castel" is the local dialect word that translates "Castagno" in...
, Granarolo dell'Emilia
Granarolo dell'Emilia
Granarolo dell'Emilia is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 10 km northeast of Bologna. It has c. 9,000 inhabitants....
, Malalbergo
Malalbergo
Malalbergo is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna...
, Minerbio
Minerbio
Minerbio is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 15 km northeast of Bologna...
, San Giorgio di Piano
San Giorgio di Piano
San Giorgio di Piano is a town and comune located in the Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, central Italy. It is the birthplace of Giulietta Masina, the wife of Federico Fellini and star of La Strada and Nights of Cabiria.-External links:*...
, San Pietro in Casale
San Pietro in Casale
San Pietro in Casale is a municipality of 11,288 inhabitants of province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.It is situated 24 km north from Bologna, and 24 km southwest from Ferrara. San Pietro is on the main rail line from Bologna to Padua and Venice.The name San Pietro in Casale...
.