Meldola
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| Comune di Meldola | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Area | 78 km² (30 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 9,886 |
| - Density | 127/km² (329/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Meldolesi |
| Dialing code | 0543 |
| Postal code | 47014 |
| Frazioni | San Colombano, Ricò-Gualdo, Teodorano, Piandispino-Valdinoce, Vitignano |
| Patron | San Nicolò, Beata Vergine del Popolo |
| - Day | December 6 |
| Website: www.comune.meldola.fo.it | |
Meldola is a town and comune near Forlì, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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[edit] History
The area of Meldola was inhabited since very ancient times. The Romans built here a large aqueduct (still existing under the ground) which served the military port of Classis. To the 5th-6th century belongs a large patrician villa which is now under the historical centre.
In the Middle Ages a castle was present, the name Meldola first attested around the year 1000. The castle was a possession of the Montefeltro, Ordelaffi, Malatesta, the Borghese Aldobrandini and the Doria Pamphilj. It gained the status of city in 1862, soon after the unification of Italy.
[edit] Main sights
- Rocca (castle)
- Castle of Teodorano, outside the city. Of the originary fortified burgh, destroyed by Cesare Borgia, a tower and part of the walls remain.
- Church of the Madonna del Sasso (1523). It is now home to the Ecology Museum.
- Churches of San Cosimo and San Nicolò.
- Ponte dei Veneziani (Venetians' Bridge), a 5-archs bridge dating from the early 16th-century.
[edit] Economy
In the late 19th century and in the first years of 20th century, Meldola was well known for its production of silk. The main activities include agriculture and the manufacture of furniture.
Meldola was also the name of a kind of silk.
[edit] Notable people
The patriot Felice Orsini was born in Meldola.
[edit] References
- Lombardi, Fabio Fabio Lombardi, 2000, Storia di Meldola / - Cesena : Il ponte vecchio. - 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN 8883121066
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