Budrio Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Budrio
Comune di Budrio Piazza Quirico Filopanti with the town hall in the background.
Location of Budrio in Italy
Show map of Italy Budrio (Emilia-Romagna)
Show map of Emilia-Romagna Coordinates: 44°33′N 11°32′E / 44.550°N 11.533°E / 44.550; 11.533 Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Metropolitan city Bologna (BO)Frazioni • MayorMaurizio Mazzanti • Total
120.19 km2 (46.41 sq mi) Elevation
26 m (85 ft) • Total
18,479 • Density153.75/km2 (398.21/sq mi) Demonym Budriesi Time zone UTC+1 (CET ) • Summer (DST )UTC+2 (CEST )Postal code 40054
Dialing code 051 Patron saint St. Lawrence Saint day August 10 Website Official website
Budrio (Eastern Bolognese : Bûdri comune Metropolitan City of Bologna , in Emilia-Romagna , Italy ; it is 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Bologna .
History
The area around Burdio was a Roman colony , whose territory was divided between veteran legionaries. The current town was however founded in the 10th-11th centuries AD. The church of San Lorenzo was already active in 1146. In the 14th century Cardinal Gil de Albornoz rebuilt it as a castle, of which the two large towers (1376) can still be seen, while of the walls only a small section remains.
Notable people
Budrio is the birthplace of Giuseppe Barilli, better known under his pseudonym of Quirico Filopanti , an Italian mathematician and politician.
Valeria Buldini , modelGiuseppe Donati , inventor of the ocarina Pierpaolo Donati , sociologist and philosopher of social scienceGustavo Fiorini , retired footballerMarcello Massarenti , papal almoner (Vatican official)Prospero Sarti , engineer, architect, engraver, and collector of antiquities[ 3] Laura Zuccheri , comics artist, illustrator, and painter.External links
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