Bertinoro

Bertinoro is a town with 10,843 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the Italian region Emilia -Romagna and belongs to the province of Forlì- Cesena ( FC ).

Location

Bertinoro is between Forlì Cesena in the northwest and in the southeast at the edge of the Apennines. To its east Adriatic coast is 20 km ( straight line ) to Ravenna to Rimini in the north and in the southeast each about 35 km.

Borders the following municipalities: Cesena, Forlì, Forlimpopoli, Meldola and Ravenna ( RA).

Characteristics of a place

The municipality is located on the eastern slope of the Apennines, where the hilly terrain in flat land goes north to the Po Valley. Accordingly, some steep roads. There is a spectacular vantage point to the north far beyond the Italian countryside. In this context one also speaks of balcone della Romagna, the balcony of the Romagna.

In addition to some wider roads leading to and through the site, there are also many small streets, high above the plane making up the special attraction of the place along with the houses and the location.

Attractions

  • The Colonna degli Anelli (or " dell'Ospitalità ") is a column with rings ( Anelli ) from the 13th century. The legend says that each ring one of the major families in the area was mapped. Came now a stranger on horseback to Bertinoro, the ring, which he used to tie his horse decided about the house, whose hospitality ( Ospitalità ) he was allowed to complete. This tradition is thought every year on the first Sunday in September.
  • The Rocca ( ​​castle town ) was built around the year 1000. Today it is the seat of the Centro Mater Studiorum dell'Alma residenziale University Institute of the University of Bologna and an inter-religious museum, the similarities of the three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christentim, Islam - its theme ..
  • The Palazzo was built Ordelaffi 1306 by the then lord of the city Pino I. Ordelaffi and now houses the town hall.
  • In addition to the Town Hall is the cathedral. It was built from 1500 in Bramante style and is dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of Bertinoro.

Districts

Santa Maria Nuova Spallicci, Santa Croce, San Pietro in Gardiano, Fratta Terme, polenta, Collinello, Ospedaletto, Capocolle, Bracciano

Curiosities

The name Bertinoro is also attributed to the saying of the imperial mouth of Galla Placidia: ' ber' ti oro " ( " you should drink you out of golden cups " ) is supposed to have said when she was growing here excellent wine, the Albana presented in a ceramic cup.

Twinning

Bertinoro is connected through partnerships with

  • Sweden ale in Sweden, since 1998
  • Germany Kaufungen in Hesse ( Germany ), since 1999

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Obadiah ben Avraham Bertinoro, called Il Gran Bertinoro (ca. 1465-1515 ), rabbi and important commentator of the Mishnah
  • Ermete Novelli (1851-1919), actor
  • Aldo Spallici (1886-1973), dialect poet
  • Luigi Maria Ugolini (1895-1936), Italian archaeologist
  • Arfelli Dante (1921-1995), writer
  • Arnaldo Pambianco ( born 1935 ), former Italian cyclist
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