Casalecchio di Reno

Casalecchio di Reno (Bolognese: Caṡalàcc') is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.

Casalecchio di Reno
Comune
Comune di Casalecchio di Reno
San Martino church.
Location of Casalecchio di Reno
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Coordinates: 44°29′N 11°17′E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna (BO)
Frazioni	Old frazioni have been replaced by five zones: Croce, Centro (or Garibaldi), Ceretolo, San Biagio, Tizzano Eremo
Government
• Mayor	Matteo Ruggeri (PD)
Area [1]
• Total	17.33 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (31 May 2017)[2]
• Total	36,517
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Casalecchiesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40033
Dialing code	051
Patron saint	Saint Martin of Tours
Saint day	11 November
Website	Official website

History

Casalecchio's name is derived from Casaliculum ("collection of little houses"), and from the presence of the Reno River. The site has archaeological treasures dating from the Paleolithic and Villanovan eras; Celtic and Etruscan remains have also been found. This is the site of the Celtic city of Casalecchio, one of the few exclusively Celtic settlements of Northern Italy or Cisalpine Gaul. It likely belonged to the Celtic tribe of the Boii, who settled this area around 400 BC.

The Reno River at Casalecchio

The Battle of Casalecchio took place here on 26 June 1402. Casalecchio was heavily damaged by Allied bombers during World War II.

On 6 December 1990, an MB-326 military jet of the Italian Air Force crashed into the Gaetano Salvemini Technical Institute, a high school, killing twelve students and injuring 88 other students and staff. The aircraft had been abandoned minutes earlier by its pilot following an onboard fire.^[3]

Economy

The commune has the headquarters of the cooperative Coop.^[4]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Casalecchio di Reno is twinned with:

• Pápa, Hungary
• Romainville, France
• Trenčín, Slovakia^[5]

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Population data from Istat
3. "Jet Hits a School in Italy, Killing 12". The New York Times. Associated Press. 7 December 1990. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. Home page Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Coop. Retrieved on 29 January 2011. "Via del Lavoro 6/8 40033 Casalecchio di Reno BO."
5. "Partner cities". Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)