Premilcuore (Romagnol: Premaicur) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Forlì.
Premilcuore | |
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| Comune di Premilcuore | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Premilcuore within the Province of Forlì-Cesena | |
Location of Premilcuore  | |
  Premilcuore Location of Premilcuore in Italy  Premilcuore Premilcuore (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′N 11°47′E / 43.983°N 11.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Frazioni | Ponte Fantella |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ursula Valmori[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.8 km2 (38.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 803 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Premilcuoresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47010 |
| Dialing code | 0543 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editFollowing a local tradition, the town was founded in the year 215 by a Roman centurion named "Marcelliano", who took refuge with some soldiers in the valley of Rabbi river. First mentioned in 1124, it was part of the Province of Florence, in Tuscany, until 1923.
Geography
editLocated at the borders of Romagna with Tuscany, Premilcuore is a little hill town of the Apennine Mountains, below the Alpe di San Benedetto and Falterona mountains.[5] It borders the municipalities of Galeata, Portico e San Benedetto, Rocca San Casciano, San Godenzo (FI), and Santa Sofia. It counts the hamlet (frazione) of Ponte Fantella.
Demographics
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Main sights
editMain sights of Premilcuore include the medieval old town with its fortress (Rocca di Premilcuore), palaces and churches. The town is also part of the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park.[5][6]
Personalities
edit- Pietro Leoni (1909–1995), Jesuit priest
References
edit- ^ (in Italian) Mayor of Premilcuore on the municipal website
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b (in Italian) Premilcuore at the Office of Tourism of the Province of Forlì-Cesena
- ^ (in Italian) Territory of Foreste Casentinesi National Park
External links
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Media related to Premilcuore at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Premilcuore official website