Portico e San Benedetto
Portico e San Benedetto | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Portico e San Benedetto | ||
Ponte della Maestà at Portico di Romagna. | ||
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![]() ![]() Portico e San Benedetto Location of Portico e San Benedetto in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 44°2′N 11°47′E / 44.033°N 11.783°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Mirko Betti | |
Area | ||
• Total | 60.8 km2 (23.5 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) | |
Population (Dec. 2008) | ||
• Total | 802 | |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 47010 | |
Dialing code | 0543 | |
Website | Official website |
Portico e San Benedetto (Romagnolo dialect: Pôrtic e San Bandet) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Bologna.
It is formed by three main distinct settlements:
- Portico di Romagna, 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Forlì.
- San Benedetto in Alpe, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Forlì.
- Bocconi, midway the two former localities.
Main sights
In Portico di Romagna:
- Palazzo Portinari, which, according to tradition, belonged to Folco Portinari's large, extensive family, father of the Beatrice Portinari described by Dante Alighieri.
- Palazzo Traversari. The theologian Ambrogio Traversari was born here.
- Ponte della Maestà ("Majesty Bridge", 17th–18th centuries)
At San Benedetto in Alpe are the Acquacheta water fall, also described by Dante, and the Monastery of St. Benedict, of medieval origins.