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Loiano

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Bologna (BO)

Demonym(s)
  
Loianesi

Local time
  
Sunday 7:18 AM

Province
  
Province of Bologna

Region
  
Emilia-Romagna

Elevation
  
714 m (2,343 ft)

Area
  
52.41 km²

Postal code
  
40050

Dialling code
  
051

Loiano

Frazioni
  
Anconella, Barbarolo, Bibulano, La Guarda, Quinzano, Roncastaldo, Sabbioni, Scanello, Scascoli

Weather
  
4°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 48% Humidity

Loiano is a town and comune of province of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in the Tusco-Emilian Apennines at 714 metres (2,343 ft) above sea level. Its population was 4,260 as of the 2003 census. Highway SS 65 connects it to Bologna, 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the north, and Florence, 73 kilometres (45 mi) to the south.

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Map of 40050 Loiano Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy

It is the site of the astronomical observatory of the University of Bologna, named for the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

At Val Sicura, within the territory of the commune, a shooting range founded in 1889 remains active.

Government

  • Mayor: Giovanni Maestrami, since June 2004.
  • Comune telephone number: (39) 051 65.43.611
  • References

    Loiano Wikipedia