Bologna
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Summary
Bologna is a comune of Italy[1]. Bologna ranks in the top 0.042% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,185 views/month, #3 of 7,096).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Capital of Culture[3]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metropolitan City of Bologna[5]
- Country: Italy[6]
- Head of government: Matteo Lepore[7]
- Shares border with: Calderara di Reno[8], Casalecchio di Reno[9], Castenaso[10], Pianoro[11], Sasso Marconi[12], Zola Predosa[13], Anzola dell'Emilia[14], Castel Maggiore[15], Granarolo dell'Emilia[16], San Lazzaro di Savena[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Borgo Panigale - Reno[18], Santo Stefano[19], Savena[20], Navile[21], San Donato - San Vitale[22], Porto - Saragozza[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Leipzig[24], Zagreb[25], Bari[26], Valencia[27], Thessaloniki[28], St. Louis[29], Kharkiv[30], La Plata[31], San Fele[32], Pollica[33], Tuzla[34], Coventry[35], Hamamatsu[36], Meknes[37]
- Legislative body: Bologna City Council[38]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Bologna[39]
- Postal code: 40121[40], 40122[41], 40123[42], 40124[43], 40125[44], 40126[45], 40127[46], 40128[47], 40129[48], 40131[49], 40132[50], 40133[51], 40134[52], 40135[53]
- Commons category: Bologna[54]
- Licence plate code: BO[55]
- Patron saint: Catherine of Bologna[56], Petronius of Bologna[57]
- Local dialing code: 051[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bologna include bolognese sauce[59]; Bologna Process[60], a higher education reform[61]; Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Italy[64]; Metropolitan City of Bologna[65], a metropolitan city of Italy[66], in Italy[67], founded in 2015[68], headquartered in Palazzo Malvezzi de' Medici[69]; Bolognese[70], a dialect[71], in Italy[72]; Province of Bologna[73], a former province of Italy[74], in Italy[75], founded in 1859[76]; mortadella Bologna[77]; and Bologna declaration[78], a document[79].
Why It Matters
Bologna has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] Bologna is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]
Entities named for Bologna include bolognese sauce[59]; Bologna Process[60], a higher education reform[61]; Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Italy[64]; Metropolitan City of Bologna[65], a metropolitan city of Italy[66], in Italy[67], founded in 2015[68], headquartered in Palazzo Malvezzi de' Medici[69]; Bolognese[70], a dialect[71], in Italy[72]; and Province of Bologna[73], a former province of Italy[74], in Italy[75], founded in 1859[76].
FAQs
What awards did Bologna receive?
Honors received include European Capital of Culture[3].