Molinella
Molinella | |
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Comune di Molinella | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 40062 |
Dialing code | 051 |
Patron saint | St. Matthew |
Saint day | September 25. |
Website | Official website |
Molinella (Bolognese: Mulinèla or La Mulinèla) is a comune (municipality) part of Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bologna.
Molinella borders the following municipalities: Argenta, Baricella, Budrio, Medicina.
Molinella is situated in a rural area on the old San Donato Road (which in the past connected Bologna with Argenta and its port on the
History
The name Molinella comes from the Italian word for mill, molino; That is because during the Middle Ages there was a large number of
It remained for long time one of the most isolated village in the province of Bologna. The construction of the railway in the 19th century was the first step for the development of the village, which is nowadays a little town with high standards of living.
Climate
On 12 January 1985, the official weather station of San Pietro Capofiume recorded the absolute low temperature of Italy for a lowland place: −28.8 °C (−19.8 °F).
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Source Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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