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Castel d'Aiano

Coordinates: 44°16′N 11°0′E / 44.267°N 11.000°E / 44.267; 11.000
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Castel d'Aiano
Comune di Castel d'Aiano
Location of Castel d'Aiano
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Castel d'Aiano is located in Italy
Castel d'Aiano
Castel d'Aiano
Location of Castel d'Aiano in Italy
Castel d'Aiano is located in Emilia-Romagna
Castel d'Aiano
Castel d'Aiano
Castel d'Aiano (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°16′N 11°0′E / 44.267°N 11.000°E / 44.267; 11.000
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
Metropolitan cityBologna (BO)
Government
 • MayorSalvatore Argentieri
Area
 • Total
45.3 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation
805 m (2,641 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2017)[2]
 • Total
1,857
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
40034
Dialing code051
WebsiteOfficial website

Castel d'Aiano (Medial Mountain Bolognese: Castèl d'Ajàn) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located in the Apennine Mountains about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Bologna.

Castel d'Aiano borders the following municipalities: Gaggio Montano, Montese, Vergato, Zocca.

In April 1945, while engaged in combat in the area, Bob Dole was wounded by a German shell that struck his right arm[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ ""Losing the War" by Lee Sandlin". Leesandlin.com. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "Morto Bob Dole, ex senatore e candidato presidenziale dei Repubblicani". La Repubblica (in Italian). December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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