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2 unusual facts about Province of Forlì-Cesena


Baldassarre Lanci

His urban works included the design of Terra del Sole a fortified new city for Cosimo I de' Medici, in what is now the Province of Forlì-Cesena.

Romagnola chicken

It was once widespread in central Italy, particularly in the provinces of Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena and Bologna in Emilia-Romagna.


Benedetto Coda

Apart from his activity in Rimini, he also worked for several centres in Romagna and the Marche (Faenza, Ravenna, Cesena, Pennabilli, Pesaro and Urbino), in many cases, together with his sons (Bartolomeo, Francesco and Raffaele).

Cesena

The latter, acting as the legate of Pope Gregory XI, directed the savage murder of between 2,500 and 5,000 civilians.

Civitella di Romagna

Civitella di Romagna borders the following municipalities: Cesena, Galeata, Meldola, Predappio, Santa Sofia, Sarsina.

Diocese of Sarsina

The Italian Catholic diocese of Sarsina was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, seated in Sarsina, in the province of Forlì, which existed until 1986.

Giovanni Lucchi

Giovanni Lucchi (born 21 August 1942, Cesena, Italy; died 2 August 2012, Cremona, Italy) was an Italian bow maker noted for founding the first school of bow making in Italy.

Gordon Warwick

He was in charge of Serbian prisoners of war at Cesena and prior to demobilization he spent time teaching at the Army Formation College at Perugia.

House of Malatesta

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Malatestas ruled over a number of cities in the Romagna and the Marche, including Pesaro, Fano, Cesena, Fossombrone and Cervia.

Matthew Amoah

He is a member of the Ghanaian Golden Era of footballers including Fulham right back John Paintsil and Chelsea versatile midfielder Michael Essien and former captain Steven Appiah who now plays for Italian Club Cesena and formerly Fenerbahçe SK and Juventus player.

Mercato

Mercato Saraceno, a municipality of the Province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna

Mercato Saraceno

Mercato Saraceno borders the following municipalities: Bagno di Romagna, Cesena, Novafeltria, Roncofreddo, Sarsina, Sogliano al Rubicone, Talamello.

Michael of Cesena

Michael of Cesena was one of the historical characters in Umberto Eco's novel The Name of the Rose.

Pasquale Amati

Pasquale Amati (1716–1796) was an Italian antiquary, born at Savignano di Romagna (now Savignano sul Rubicone), and educated at Cesena, Rimini, and Rome.

Pope Pius VII

Chiaramonti was born at Cesena, the son of Count Scipione Chiaramonti; his mother, Giovanna, was the daughter of the Marquess Ghini and through her the future Pope Pius VII was related to the Braschi family, the family of Pope Pius VI.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina in Emilia Romagna was created on September 30, 1986, after the Diocese of Sarsina was united with the historic Diocese of Cesena as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.

Roni Porokara

Wigan Athletic from the Premier League was the big name out of this clubs along with Cesena from Serie A, and few clubs from Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland.

Savignano

Savignano sul Rubicone, a municipality in the Province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna

Simone Farina

He become famous during the 2011 Italian football scandal when he was approached and offered €200,000 by Alessandro Zamperini, a former teammate at A.S. Roma, to influence the outcome of an Italian Cup match between Cesena and Gubbio on 30 November.


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