Predappio
| Predappio | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Predappio | |
| Palazzo Varano in Predappio. | |
  Predappio
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| Coordinates: 44°06′N 11°59′E / 44.1°N 11.983°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Frazioni | Predappio Alta, Fiumana, Sant'Agostino, San Cassiano, San Savino, Santa Marina, Tontola, Trivella |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor | Giorgio Frassineti |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Indwallers (28 Februar 2010) | |
| - Tot | 6,480 |
| - Densitie | 71.2/km2 (184.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 47016 |
| Diallin code | 0543 |
| Wabsteid | Offeecial wabsteid |
Predappio is a toun an comune in the province o Forlì-Cesena, in the region o Emilia-Romagna in Italy, wi a population o 6,362. The toun is best kent for being the birthplace o Benito Mussolini, dictator o Italy frae 1922 tae 1943. Mussolini is an aa buriet at Predappio, an his mausoleum is a local tourist destination, as well as a steid o pilgrimage for Italian neo-Fascists. In Aprile 2009, the toun cooncil banned the sale o fascist souvenirs. [1]
History [edit]
Frae its oreegins, probably Roman, till the 1920s Predappio wis a kintra toun o modest size, situatit on the hills o Forlì. Augustus dividit Italy intae eleiven provinces an Predappio wis athin the saxt province. It is believed that the toun name derives frae the installation in those locations o an auncient Roman family: the Appi. The toun wis so named Praesidium Domains Appi an abbreviatit tae Pre.DiAppi.
Historically the toun developed aroond the medieval castle, leukin doun the valley. Alang the valley, aboot 2 km frae Predappio, the toun wis kent as Dovia (probably a corruption o the local Roman Road Duo Via).
Benito Mussolini wis born here an efter 1927, seizin the opportunity providit bi a landslide that hit Predappio an haed left mony fowk hameless, it wis decidit tae build a bigger mair prestigious tounship. The new toun wis built follaein the airchitectural dictates o the emergin new Fascist regime tae celebrate the birthplace o Mussolini an became, alang wi the nearbi Forlì, la Città del Duce (the Ceety o the Duce): a pilgrimage o the Fascists an mair lately neo-Fascists.
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Freemit airtins [edit]
- Offeecial wabsteid (Italian)
- Short presentation o the municipality (Inglis)
