Place:Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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NameEmilia-Romagna
Alt namesEmilia Romagnasource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeRegion
Coordinates44.75°N 11.0°E
Located inItaly     (1860 - )
Contained Places
General region
Emilia
Polesine di Casaglia
Romagna
Province
Bologna
Ferrara
Forlì
Modena
Parma
Piacenza
Ravenna
Reggio nell'Emilia
Rimini
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Emilia-Romagna (, both also ; ; or Emîlia-Rumâgna; ) is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the north of the country, comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and about 4.4 million inhabitants.

Emilia-Romagna is one of the wealthiest and most developed regions in Europe, with the third highest gross domestic product per capita in Italy. Bologna, its capital, has one of Italy's highest quality of life indices and advanced social services. Emilia-Romagna is also a cultural, economic, and tourist center, being the home of the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world; containing Romanesque and Renaissance cities (such as Modena, Parma and Ferrara) and the former Roman Empire capital of Ravenna; encompassing eleven UNESCO heritage sites; being a center for food and automobile production (home of automotive companies such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani, De Tomaso, Dallara, and Ducati); and having popular coastal resorts such as Cervia, Cesenatico, Rimini and Riccione. In 2018, the Lonely Planet guide named Emilia-Romagna as the best place to see in Europe.

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