Emilia-Romagna Region

Emilia-Romagna is an Italian region with ordinary statute in north-eastern Italy.

Prefigured in 1948, it was officially established on 7 June 1970 and has the metropolitan city of Bologna as its capital.

It borders to the north with Lombardy and Veneto, to the west again with Lombardy and Piedmont, to the south with Liguria, Tuscany, Marche and the Republic of San Marino. To the east it is washed by the Adriatic Sea.

The region is known for medieval towns, rich gastronomy and seaside resorts. The capital, Bologna, is a lively city, home to the university dating back to the 11th century, characterized by arcades along the streets and squares of the medieval center.

Ravenna, on the Adriatic coast, is famous for its brightly colored Byzantine mosaics.

Emilia-Romagna is made up of the union of two historical and geographical regions:

Emilia, which includes the provinces of Piacenza, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Ferrara and most of the metropolitan city of Bologna;

Romagna, which includes the provinces of Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna, Rimini and the municipalities of the metropolitan city of Bologna located east of the Sillaro stream (Imola and its surroundings).

The provincial and municipal administrative structure of the region:

Bologna (Capital) (with 55 municipalities, 1,005,831 inhabitants)
Ferrara (with 23 municipalities, 351,438 inhabitants)
Forlì-Cesena (with 30 municipalities, 394,601 inhabitants)
Modena (with 47 municipalities, 701,642 inhabitants)
Parma (with 45 municipalities, 447,779 inhabitants)
Piacenza (with 48 municipalities, 286,997 inhabitants)
Ravenna (with 18 municipalities, 391,525 inhabitants)
Reggio Emilia (with 45 municipalities, 532,872 inhabitants)
Rimini (with 26 municipalities, 335,436 inhabitants)

Map: Emilia-Romagna Region