Rocca San Casciano
Rocca San Casciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region o Emilia-Romagna, locatit aboot 60 km sootheast o Bologna an aboot 25 km soothwast o Forlì.
Rocca San Casciano | |
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| Comune di Rocca San Casciano | |
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  Rocca San Casciano Location o Rocca San Casciano in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°4′N 11°51′E / 44.067°N 11.850°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Frazioni | Campomaggio, Casanova |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Rosaria Tassinari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.19 km2 (19.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,095 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rocchigiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47017 |
| Diallin code | 0543 |
| Patron saunt | Saunt Cassian o Imola |
| Saunt day | August 13 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Geografie eedit
Rocca San Casciano borders the follaein municipalities: Dovadola, Galeata, Modigliana, Portico e San Benedetto, Predappio, Premilcuore an Tredozio.
Festa del Falò eedit
Rocca San Casciano is popular in the aurie for its Festa dei Falò ("Bonfires Feast"), which is believit tae oreeginate frae Celtic Pagan rites. It is documentit that bonfires hae been lit near the Montone River iver syne the 12t century; later the event became associatit wi St. Joseph's Day (Mairch 19).
References eedit
Freemit airtins eedit
Media relatit tae Rocca San Casciano at Wikimedia Commons