Bologna

Summary

Bologna is a comune of Italy^[1]. Bologna has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bologna received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Bologna is located in Metropolitan City of Bologna^[4].
• Bologna is in the country of Italy^[5].
• Bologna's head of government is recorded as Matteo Lepore^[6].
• Bologna's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy^[7].
• Bologna's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Bologna's instance of is recorded as college town^[9].
• Bologna's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Calderara di Reno^[11].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Casalecchio di Reno^[12].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Castenaso^[13].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Pianoro^[14].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Sasso Marconi^[15].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Zola Predosa^[16].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Anzola dell'Emilia^[17].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Castel Maggiore^[18].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as Granarolo dell'Emilia^[19].
• Bologna's shares border with is recorded as San Lazzaro di Savena^[20].
• Bologna's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Borgo Panigale - Reno^[21].
• Bologna's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santo Stefano^[22].
• Bologna's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Savena^[23].
• Bologna's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Navile^[24].
• Bologna's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Donato - San Vitale^[25].
• Bologna's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Porto - Saragozza^[26].
• Bologna's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leipzig^[27].

Body

Recognition

Bologna received the European Capital of Culture^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bologna include Athanasius Psalter^[28], a Church Slavonic manuscript^[29], founded in 1300^[30]; Bolognese^[31], a dialect^[32], in Italy^[33]; Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Italy^[36]; Bologna Process^[37], a higher education reform^[38]; Province of Bologna^[39], a former province of Italy^[40], in Italy^[41], founded in 1859^[42]; bolognese sauce^[43]; Bologna declaration^[44], a document^[45]; and Metropolitan City of Bologna^[46], a metropolitan city of Italy^[47], in Italy^[48], founded in 2015^[49], headquartered in Palazzo Malvezzi de' Medici^[50].

Why It Matters

Bologna has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Bologna is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Bologna include Athanasius Psalter^[28], a Church Slavonic manuscript^[29], founded in 1300^[30]; Bolognese^[31], a dialect^[32], in Italy^[33]; Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Italy^[36]; Bologna Process^[37], a higher education reform^[38]; Province of Bologna^[39], a former province of Italy^[40], in Italy^[41], founded in 1859^[42]; and bolognese sauce^[43].

FAQs

What awards did Bologna receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].