Loiano

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Location of Loiano

44°16′N 11°19′E / 44.267°N 11.317°E / 44.267; 11.317CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaMetropolitan city Bologna (BO)FrazioniAnconella, Barbarolo, Bibulano, La Guarda, Quinzano, Roncastaldo, Sabbioni, Scanello, ScascoliGovernment

• MayorFabrizio MorgantiArea

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• Total52.41 km² (20.24 sq mi)Elevation

714 m (2,343 ft)Population

(31 December 2019)^[2]

• Total4,376 • Density83/km² (220/sq mi)DemonymLoianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

40050

Dialing code051WebsiteOfficial website

Loiano (Medial Mountain Bolognese: Lujèn [luˈjɛŋ]; City Bolognese: Lujàn) is a town and comune of Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in the Tusco-Emilian Apennines at 714 metres (2,343 ft) above sea level. Highway SS 65 connects it to Bologna, 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the north, and Florence, 73 kilometres (45 mi) to the south.

It is the site of the astronomical observatory of the University of Bologna, named after the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

At Val Sicura, within the territory of the commune, a shooting range founded in 1889 remains active.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)