Granaglione
Encyclopedia
Granaglione is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bologna
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 50 km southwest of Bologna
.
The municipality of Granaglione contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Ponte della Venturina (the most populous), Borgo Capanne, Lustrola, Casa Forlai, Casa Calistri, Molino del Pallone, Vizzero, and Biagioni.
Granaglione borders the following municipalities: Castel di Casio
, Pistoia
, Porretta Terme
, Sambuca Pistoiese
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Bologna
Province of Bologna
The Province of Bologna is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bologna.-Geography:It has an area of 3,702 km², and a total population of 991,647 . There are 60 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bologna...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 50 km southwest of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
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The municipality of Granaglione contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Ponte della Venturina (the most populous), Borgo Capanne, Lustrola, Casa Forlai, Casa Calistri, Molino del Pallone, Vizzero, and Biagioni.
Granaglione borders the following municipalities: Castel di Casio
Castel di Casio
Castel di Casio is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km southwest of Bologna....
, Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
, Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is historically a spa town, but it is now also a centre for winter sports....
, Sambuca Pistoiese
Sambuca Pistoiese
Sambuca Pistoiese is a town and comune of the province of Pistoia in the Italian region of Tuscany.The comune is in fact constituted by several different villages , the most important of which are Pàvana and Treppio , along the valley of the two Limentras rivers.The nearest railways station is...
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