Monte San Pietro
Encyclopedia
Monte San Pietro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bologna
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 12 km southwest of Bologna
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 10,758 and an area of 74.7 km².
Monte San Pietro borders the following municipalities: Castello di Serravalle
, Crespellano
, Marzabotto
, Monteveglio
, Sasso Marconi
, Savigno
, Zola Predosa
.
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 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 12 km southwest 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 10,758 and an area of 74.7 km².
Monte San Pietro borders the following municipalities: Castello di Serravalle
Castello di Serravalle
Castello di Serravalle is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km southwest of Bologna....
, Crespellano
Crespellano
Crespellano is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 15 km west of Bologna....
, Marzabotto
Marzabotto
Marzabotto is a small town and comune in Italian region Emilia-Romagna, part of the province of Bologna. It is located 27 km SSW of Bologna by rail, and lies in the valley of the Reno...
, Monteveglio
Monteveglio
Monteveglio is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 20 km west of Bologna....
, Sasso Marconi
Sasso Marconi
Sasso Marconi is a town and comune of the province of Bologna in northern Italy, 17 kilometres SSW of Bologna.It is named after Guglielmo Marconi, the radio pioneer, who was born in the nearby city of Bologna. In 1902, Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal at Poldhu Cove,...
, Savigno
Savigno
Savigno is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km southwest of Bologna. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,679 and an area of 54.8 km²....
, Zola Predosa
Zola Predosa
Zola Predosa is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 11 km west of Bologna.-External links:*...
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