Savignano sul Rubicone

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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44°6′N 12°24′E / 44.100°N 12.400°E / 44.100; 12.400CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceForlì-Cesena (FC)FrazioniCapanni, Fiumicino, Savignano a MareGovernment

• MayorElena BattistiniArea

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• Total23.2 km² (9.0 sq mi)Elevation

32 m (105 ft)Population

(28 February 2021)^[2]

• Total17,858 • Density770/km² (2,000/sq mi)DemonymSavignanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

47039

Dialing code0541WebsiteOfficial website

Savignano sul Rubicone (Romagnol: Savgnèn) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Forlì.

The comune takes its name from the Rubicon, famous for Julius Caesar's historic crossing. A combination of natural and man-made changes caused the original Rubicon to change course repeatedly. For centuries the exact location of the original river was unknown. In 1991, the Fiumicino, a river which crosses Savignano sul Rubicone, was identified as the most likely location for the original Rubicon. Prior to that the region was called Savignano di Romagna.^[3]

Twin towns

Nizza Monferrato, Italy
Vals-les-Bains, France

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Savignano sul Rubicone