Brisighella

Brisighella
Comune
Comune di Brisighella

Panorama of Brisighella

Coat of arms
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city Ravenna (RA)
Frazioni Boesimo, Casale, Castellina, Croce Daniele, Fognano, Fornazzano, La Strada, Marzeno, Monteromano, Pietramora, Purocielo, Rontana, San Cassiano, San Martino in Gattara, Urbiano, Villa San Giorgio in Vezzano, Zattaglia
Government
  Mayor Davide Missiroli
Area
  Total 194.3 km2 (75.0 sq mi)
Elevation 115 m (377 ft)
Population (30 June 2011)
  Total 7,809[1]
Demonym(s) Brisighellesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 48013
Dialing code 0546
Website Official website

Brisighella is a comune (municipality) in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Brisighella borders the following municipalities: Casola Valsenio, Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Faenza, Forlì, Marradi, Modigliana, Palazzuolo sul Senio, Riolo Terme. It originates from a rocca castle ordered by Maghinardo Pagani and later expanded by Francesco Manfredi, lord of Faenza.

It is the birthplace of Dino Monduzzi (1922–2006), a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

The final part of the novel The Gadfly by Ethel Lilian Voynich (1897) is set in Brisighella. This historical novel, now neglected in England or in the USA, almost unknown in Italy, was popular in the second half of the 20th century, on the basis of a Marxist reconsideration of its plot, in the USSR, Communist countries in Eastern Europe, Mao Zedong's China, etc.

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat

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Coordinates: 44°13′21″N 11°46′27″E / 44.22250°N 11.77417°E / 44.22250; 11.77417


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