Forlimpopoli

Forlimpopoli
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Forlì-Cesena (FC)
Local name	Frampùl
Coordinates	44 ° 11 ' N , 12 ° 8' E Coordinates: 44 ° 11 '0 " N , 12 ° 8' 0" E
height	33 m slm
surface	24 km²
Residents	13,260 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	553 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	47034
prefix	0543
ISTAT number	040013
Popular name	Forlimpopolesi
Patron saint	San Rufillo
Website	http://www.comune.forlimpopoli.fc.it/

Forlimpopoli is a municipality with 13,260 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna .

history

In the 1st century BC Founded as Forum Popili in the 5th century BC, a bishopric since the 5th century, it belonged to the Exarchate of Ravenna and later to the Papal States . In the 13th century, the Ordelaffi wanted to extend their rule from Forlì to Romagna , but were pushed back by Cardinal Albornoz , who in 1361 ordered the destruction of the city. Ten years later it is described as uninhabited and the bishopric moved to Bertinoro. The Rocca rises on the site of the destroyed cathedral.

Architectural monuments

Castle in the city center

An impressive, well-preserved Rocca (castle) from the 16th century in the city center. It houses the local government, the archaeological museum, a theater and the music school.

music school

The "Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli" was founded by the municipality and is now supported as an association by the teachers and students. The music lessons focus on maintaining traditional folk music from the region. The music school is of supraregional importance. In cooperation with the Akademie Burg Fürsteneck in Germany and the Eric Sahlström Institutet in Sweden, the music school has developed the "European Nyckelharpa training".

Town twinning

Villeneuve-Loubet , France
Traun , Austria

Sons and daughters of the church

Marco Uccellini (1610–1680), violinist, bandmaster and Baroque composer
Albertino Bellenghi (1758–1839), Archbishop of the Curia
Pellegrino Artusi (1820–1911), author of one of the earliest cookbooks “La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene”, published in Forlimpopoli, 1820. A small museum commemorates Pellegrino Artusi.
Costante Maltoni (1915–1980), archbishop and diplomat
Vincenzo Balzani (* 1936), chemist
Andrea Dovizioso (* 1986), Italian motorcycle racer

Web links

Commons : Forlimpopoli - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.