Cotignola
Cotignola is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, locatit aboot 50 km sootheast o Bologna an aboot 20 km wast o Ravenna.
Cotignola | |
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| Comune di Cotignola | |
  Cotignola Location o Cotignola in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°23′N 11°56′E / 44.383°N 11.933°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Ravenna (RA) |
| Frazioni | Barbiano, Budrio, San Severo di Cotignola, Cassanigo, Zagonara |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Pezzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.0 km2 (13.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,414 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cotignolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48010 |
| Diallin code | 0545 |
| Patron saunt | St. Stephen |
| Saunt day | December 26 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Cotignola wis the birthplace o the 15t century condottiero Muzio Attendolo, whose faimily Sforza) later ruled Milan, Pesaro an ither seigniories in Italy. The other condottiero Alberico da Barbiano wis born in the frazione o Barbiano.
Cotignola borders the follaein municipalities: Bagnacavallo, Bagnara di Romagna, Faenza, Lugo, Solarolo. It is mentioned for the first time in 919 (as Cotoniola) an wis later the fief o the coonts o Cunio, who haed a castle in Barbiano. In the 15t century it wis ruled bi the Sforza, then bi the Este an, frae 1598, it wis pairt o the Papal States.
Durin the late stages o Warld War II, Cotignola was near the front line over the Senio river. 80% o the urban biggins wur destroyed bi the Alleed bombins, wi some 270 civilian casualties.
Twin touns
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Hüttlingen, Germany, syne 2007
Delle, Fraunce, syne 2012
