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Comune di Imola
Coat of arms of Comune di Imola
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Bologna (BO)
Mayor Massimo Marchignoli
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
Area 204. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Bologna ( Provincia di Bologna) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. 94 km² (79 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2005)
 - Total 66,340
 - Density 324/km² (839/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 44°21′N, 11°43′E
Gentilic Imolesi
Dialing code 0542
Postal code 40026
Frazioni see list
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Website: www.comune.imola.bo.it
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Imola (Iômla in the local dialect) is a town, comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy. Cassian, or Saint Cassian of Imola was a Christian saint of the 4th century Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in The Province of Bologna ( Provincia di Bologna) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The Santerno is a river of Romagna, northern Italy, the major tributary of the Reno River. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The town is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna. Romagna is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna.

Presently it is most noted as the home of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari and the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix. The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory The San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race which was run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the town of Imola, near the The race, named for the nearby independent republic of San Marino, which is too small to host a grand prix, is generally referred to by the name "Imola". The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. It was at this race, in 1994, that one of the greatest Formula One drivers, Ayrton Senna, was killed when he crashed heavily at the Tamburello corner. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple Senna's death largely overshadowed the death of another driver, Roland Ratzenberger, at the same event. Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the

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History

The city was anciently called Forum Cornelii, after the Roman dictator L. Cornelius Sulla, who founded it about 82 BCE. Dictator was a Political office of the Roman Republic. The dictator was above the three branches of government in the Constitution of the Roman Republic Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix ( Latin: L•CORNELIVS•L•F•P•N•SVLLA•FELIX (c The town was an agricultural and trade center, famous for its ceramics. Ceramics and ceramic art in the art world means artwork made out of clay bodies and fired to form a ceramic.

The name Imola was first used in the seventh century by the Lombards, who applied it to the fortress (the present Castellaccio, the construction of which is attributed to the Lombard Clefi), whence the name passed to the city itself. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from According to Paul the Deacon, Imola was in 412 the scene of the marriage of Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, to Galla Placidia, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great. Paul the Deacon (c 720 &ndash 13 April probably 799 also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred and Cassinensis (i Ataulf (sometimes Athavulf, Atawulf, or Athaulf — "noble wolf" — Latinized as Ataulphus or Adolphus in Spanish and The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Aelia Galla Placidia (392 – November 27, 450) was the Empress consort of Constantius III, Western Roman Emperor. Flavius Theodosius (January 11 347 – January 17 395 also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄ In the Gothic War (535–552), and after the Lombards invasion, it was held alternately by the Byzantines and barbarians. See Gothic War (376-382 for the war on the Danube The Gothic War was a war fought in Italy and the adjoining regions of Dalmatia, Sardinia The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from

With the exarchate of Ravenna it passed under papal authority. The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the In the ninth century it was bravely defended against the Saracens and Hungarians by Fausto Alidosi. In the tenth century Troilo Nordiglio acquired great power. This and the following centuries witnessed incessant wars against the Ravennatese, the Faentines and the Bolognese, as well as the internecine struggles of the Castrimolesi (from Castro Imolese, 'castle of Imola') and the Sancassianesi (from San Cassiano). Amid these conflicts was formed the republican constitution of the city. In the contest between pope and emperor, Imola was generally Ghibelline, though it often returned to the popes (e. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy g. in 1248). Several times, powerful lords attempted to obtain the mastery of the city (Alidosi, 1292; Maghinardo Pagano, 1295). The Alidosi or Alodosi are a family of Romagna, Italy, who held the Signoria of the city of Imola during the Late Maghinardo Pagani of Susinana or Pagano (died 1302 was an Italian Condottiero and statesman living in the 13th-14th centuries Pope Benedict XII turned the city and its territory over to Lippo II Alidosi with the title of pontifical vicar, the power remaining in the family Alidosi until 1424, when the condottiero Angelo della Pergola, "capitano" for Filippo Maria Visconti, gained the supremacy (see also Wars in Lombardy). Pope Benedict XII (died April 25, 1342) born Jacques Fournier, was Pope from 1334 to 1342 Lippo II Alidosi (also called Litto, died 1350 was a ruler of Imola, a member of the Alidosi family The Alidosi or Alodosi are a family of Romagna, Italy, who held the Signoria of the city of Imola during the Late Filippo Maria Visconti, ( September 23, 1392 &ndash August 13, 1447) was ruler of Milan from 1412 to 1447 The wars in Lombardy were a series of conflicts fought in central-northern Italy between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan, and their different In 1426 the city was restored to the Holy See, and the legate (later Cardinal) Capranica inaugurated a new regime in public affairs. A Papal Legate – from the Latin authentic Roman title Legatus – is a personal representative of the Pope to Foreign nations or to some part of the Catholic

It was later ruled by various condottieri, such as the Visconti, from which era several landmark fortresses remain. Condottieri (singular condottiero, rarely condottiero) were Mercenary leaders employed by the Italian City-states from the Late Middle Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. In 1434, 1438 and 1470 Imola was conferred on the Sforza, who had become lords of Milan. Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. It was again brought under papal authority when it was bestowed as dowry on Catherine Sforza, the bride of Girolamo Riario, nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. Girolamo Riario ( 1443 - April 14, 1488) was Lord of Imola and Forlì in the 15th century Pope Sixtus IV ( July 21, 1414 &ndash August 12, 1484) born Francesco Della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484 Riario was invested with the Principality of Forlì and Imola. This proved advantageous to Imola, which was embellished with beautiful palaces and works of art (e. g. in the cathedral, the tomb of Girolamo, murdered in 1488 by conspirators of Forli). The rule of the Riarii, however, was brief, as Pope Alexander VI deprived Ottaviano, son of Girolamo, of power, and on 25 November 1499, the city surrendered to Caesar Borgia. Pope Alexander VI ( 1 January 1431 &ndash 18 August 1503) born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja ( Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the ( September 13, 1475 &ndash March 12, 1507) Duke of Valentinois, and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafro On his death two factions, that of Galeazzo Riario and that of the Church, contested the rule of the city. The ecclesiastical party was victorious, and in 1504 Imola submitted to Pope Julius II. Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 &ndash 21 February 1513 born Giuliano Della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513 The last trace of these contests was a bitter enmity between the Vaini and Dassatelli families.

In 1797 the revolutionary French forces established a provisional government at Imola; in 1799 it was occupied by the Austrians; in 1800 it was united to the Cisalpine Republic. The Cisalpine Republic ( Repubblica Cisalpina) was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802. After that it shared the fortunes of the Romagna region.

Main sights

Noteworthy are also the Farsetti and the Communal palaces. In the latter is a fresco representing Clement VII and Charles V (1535) passing through the city. The public library was established in 1747 by the Conventual Padre Setti. In the 16th century, the Accademia degli Industriosi flourished.

Famous Imolans

Medals and Awards

Twinnings

See also

Sources

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