Solarolo

{{for|the Italian municipality in the province of Cremona|Solarolo Rainerio}}

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Solarolo

| official_name = Comune di Solarolo

| native_name = {{native name|rgn|Slarôl}}

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| coordinates = {{coord|44|22|N|11|51|E|type:city(4,256)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Emilia-Romagna

| province = Ravenna (RA)

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| mayor = Fabio Anconelli

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| area_total_km2 = 26.3

| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

| population_total = 4472

| population_as_of = 31 December 2014

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| population_demonym = Solarolesi

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| elevation_m = 25

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| postal_code = 48027

| area_code = 0546

| website = {{official website|http://www.racine.ra.it/solarolo/}}

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Solarolo ({{langx|rgn|Slarôl}}) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about {{convert|40|km|mi}} southeast of Bologna and about {{convert|30|km|mi}} west of Ravenna.

Solarolo borders the following municipalities: Bagnara di Romagna, Castel Bolognese, Cotignola, Faenza, Imola.

It is known for being singer Laura Pausini's home town.

History

The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Ruins of a village were found: the settlement was active between 1600 and 1200 B.C. and it was organized in distinct clusters separated by trenches; evidence of bovine rearing and cultivation of cereals was found.{{cite web|url=http://ipotesidipreistoria.unibo.it/article/view/1602|title=Gli scavi nell’abitato di via Ordiere a Solarolo (RA) |access-date=27 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://ungaretti.racine.ra.it/archeoinweb/index.html|title=Solarolo nel II millennio a.C.|access-date=27 October 2015}}

Starting from 187 B.C., an intense activity of centuriation was performed by the Romans and this is still visible nowadays in the lattice of the streets in the countryside; villae were also built in this lattice.{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.solarolo.ra.it/La-Citta/Cenni-storici|title=History of Solarolo on the municipal website|access-date=27 October 2015}}

The toponym Solarolus appears for the first time in 993 as the name of an acreage and only in 1138 as Castrum Solarolii connected with a fortification. During the following centuries, the area of Solarolo changed several dominations, mainly by the families Manfredi, Borgia, Gonzaga, Este.

During the 17th century, Solarolo became part of the Papal States and, during the 19th century, of the newborn Kingdom of Italy.

Twin towns – sister cities

Solarolo is twinned with:

{{flagicon|Italy}} Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Italy, since 1999
{{flagicon|Germany}} Kirchheim am Ries, Germany, since 1999

References

External links

[http://www.comune.solarolo.ra.it/ Official website]

Category:Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna