Lizzano in Belvedere

Lizzano in Belvedere
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Local name	Lizàn
Coordinates	44 ° 10 ′  N , 10 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
height	640  m slm
surface	85 km²
Residents	2,183 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40042
prefix	0534
ISTAT number	037033
Popular name	Lizzanesi
Patron saint	San Mamante
Website	Lizzano in Belvedere
Lizzano in Belvedere, district of Monteacuto delle Alpi

Lizzano in Belvedere is a municipality with 2183 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bologna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna . The place is 52 kilometers southwest of Bologna and also 52 kilometers northwest of Florence .

geography

Lizzano in Belvedere is located in the northern Apennines on a mountain terrace below Monte Pizzo on the edge of the Corno alle Scale nature park , whose headquarters are in Lizzano. This scenic location has given the place the nickname Belvedere (German: view) to distinguish it from other places with the same name .

Lizzano is also a popular winter sports destination.

In addition to Lizzano, the municipality consists of the districts of La Ca ', Farnè, Gabba, Madonna dell'Acero, Monteacuto, Pianaccio, Poggiolforato, Rocca Corneta and Vidiciatico.

history

The area of ​​Lizzano in Belvedere has been inhabited continuously since the Stone Age, as proven by numerous archaeological finds. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Exarchate of Ravenna , which was conquered in 751 by the Longobard king Aistulf . Aistulf gave the area of ​​Lizzano to the Abbey of Nonantola . The name Massa Lizano appears for the first time in the deed of gift from 753 . As a result, Lizzano came to the Free Commune of Bologna , which expanded the place into a border fortress against Tuscany . In 1227 the Castello di Belvedere was built, of which only ruins are left today. Together with Bologna Lizzano came in 1506 to the Papal States .

During the Second World War , Lizzano and its surroundings were shaped by the fighting between partisans of the Resistance and the German Wehrmacht .

Population development
year	1871	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	4,378	5,476	5,912	4.043	2,772	2,313	2,253

politics

Alessandro Agostini was elected Mayor (Sindaco) on June 8, 2009.

Lizzano has a partnership with Hilzingen in Baden-Württemberg

Regular events

• The Tartufesta , the festival of truffles, takes place on the first weekend in October .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Enzo Biagi (* 1920 in Pianaccio, † 2007 in Milan), the journalist and television presenter, was buried on November 8, 2007 in the cemetery in the Pianaccio district.
• Nello Fontana (born June 12, 1937 in Lizzano, † November 23, 2012 in Cologne) founded the “International Choir Meeting” between the cities of Lizzano (Italy), Cologne (Germany), Wattignies (France) and as an Italian emigrant from Cologne in 1970 Broadstairs (United Kingdom), which to this day takes place regularly every two to three years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Corriere della Sera

Web links

Commons : Lizzano in Belvedere  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Municipality (Italian)
• Corno alle Scale Natural Park (Italian)
• Twin town of Hilzingen (German)