Medicina

Medicina
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Local name	Midgenna
Coordinates	44 ° 29 '  N , 11 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 29 '0 "  N , 11 ° 38' 0"  E
height	25  m slm
surface	159 km²
Residents	16,835 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	106 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40059
prefix	051
ISTAT number	037037
Popular name	Medicinesi
Patron saint	Lucia of Syracuse and San Mamante
Website	Medicina

Medicina is an Italian municipality with 16,835 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bologna .

The origin of the name is unknown ( Medicina is the Italian word for “medicine” and for science “medicine”) which has long been speculated about. Legend has it that Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa fell ill while driving through Medicina from Milan and then miraculously recovered from a snake that accidentally sneaked into the saucepan of his soup. However, it has been proven that the name comes from an even older era than Barbarossa, although the emperor was actually staying in the place. To commemorate this legend, the Festa del Barbarossa is celebrated every September .

At Medicina (in the village of Fiorentina) there is a radio telescope measuring 32 meters . It is directed by the Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna and was set up by the CNR , now a member of INAF .

administration

• Mayor: Onelio Rambaldi, since June 2009
• Town hall: Centralino 051 69.79.111
• Climatic classification : zona E, 2261 GR / G

Town twinning

Medicina is linked to several communities through partnership or friendship.

Community partnerships

• Škofja Loka in Slovenia
• Romilly-sur-Seine in the Aube department , France

Community friendships

• Tifariti in the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic
• Spinete in the Molise region , Italy
• Pescia in Tuscany , Italy

sons and daughters of the town

• Davide Ricci Bitti (* 1984), racing cyclist
• Giacomo Bulgarelli (1940–2009), football player
• Pier da Medicina, actor in the comedy by Dante Alighieri, who came from Medicina
• Claudio Stagni (* 1939), clergyman and bishop emeritus of the Faenza-Modigliana diocese
• Elia Vannini, Baroque composer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Città the Medicina - Gemellaggi

Web links

Commons : Medicina  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Medicina