Portico e San Benedetto
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Portico e San Benedetto | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Portico e San Benedetto | |
Ponte della Maestà at Portico di Romagna.
Ponte della Maestà at Portico di Romagna.
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Location of Portico e San Benedetto in Italy | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province / Metropolitan city | 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.