Portico e San Benedetto
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| Comune di Portico e San Benedetto | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Province of Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Mayor | |
| Elevation | 456 m |
| Area | 60.8 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of Dec. 2004) | 829 |
| - Density | 14/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0543 |
| Postal code | 47010 |
  Location of Portico e San Benedetto in Italy |
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| Website: www.comune.portico-e-san-benedetto.fc.it/ | |
Portico e San Benedetto (Romagnolo dialect: Pôrtic e San Bandet) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna.
It is formed by three main distinct settlements:
- Portico di Romagna, 36 km from Forlì.
- San Benedetto in Alpe, 48 km from Forlì.
- Bocconi, midway the two former localities.
[edit] Main sights
In Portico di Romagna:
- Palazzo Portinari, which belonged to Folco Portinari's family, father of the Beatrice Portinari described by Dante Alighieri.
- Palazzo Traversari. Here was born the theologian Ambrogio Traversari.
- Ponte della Maestà ("Majesty Bridge", 17th-18th centuries)
At San Benedetto in Alpe is the Acquacheta water fall, also described by Dante.
[edit] Demographic evolution
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