Riolo Terme
Encyclopedia
Riolo Terme is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ravenna
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 40 km southeast of Bologna
and about 40 km southwest of Ravenna
.
Riolo Terme borders the following municipalities: Borgo Tossignano
, Brisighella
, Casola Valsenio
, Castel Bolognese
, Faenza
, Imola
.
the main attraction of the town are the termal baths. Until 1957, the town was known as Riolo dei Bagni (Riolo of the Baths).
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 Ravenna
Province of Ravenna
The Province of Ravenna is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ravenna.It has an area of 1,858 km², and a total population of 365,369 . There are 18 comuni in the province , Comuni of the Province of Ravenna. As of May 31, 2005, the main comuni by...
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 40 km southeast 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,...
and about 40 km southwest of Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...
.
Riolo Terme borders the following municipalities: Borgo Tossignano
Borgo Tossignano
Borgo Tossignano is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna....
, Brisighella
Brisighella
Brisighella is a comune in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km southeast of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Ravenna....
, Casola Valsenio
Casola Valsenio
Casola Valsenio is a comune in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna and about 60 km southwest of Ravenna.-History:...
, Castel Bolognese
Castel Bolognese
Castel Bolognese is a comune in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southeast of Bologna and about 35 km southwest of Ravenna. As for 2006, it has a population of c...
, Faenza
Faenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
, Imola
Imola
thumb|250px|The Cathedral of Imola.Imola is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy...
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the main attraction of the town are the termal baths. Until 1957, the town was known as Riolo dei Bagni (Riolo of the Baths).