Bologna

city and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Place comune_of_italy Q1891
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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 bolognese sauce[28]; Bologna declaration[29], a document[30]; Museo Ottocento Bologna[31], a museum[32], in Italy[33], founded in 2023[34]; Province of Bologna[35], a former province of Italy[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1859[38]; Bolognese[39], a dialect[40], in Italy[41]; mortadella Bologna[42]; Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport[43], an international airport[44], in Italy[45]; and Bologna Process[46], a higher education reform[47].

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.[48]

Entities named for Bologna include bolognese sauce[28]; Bologna declaration[29], a document[30]; Museo Ottocento Bologna[31], a museum[32], in Italy[33], founded in 2023[34]; Province of Bologna[35], a former province of Italy[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1859[38]; Bolognese[39], a dialect[40], in Italy[41]; and mortadella Bologna[42].

FAQs

What awards did Bologna receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . leipzig.de. leipzig.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Mario988 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → comune of Italy, city, college town +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1549591]]"
  2. 8w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabular population → Data:Historical population Bologna.tab
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4179]]: Data:Historical population Bologna.tab, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263412|batch #263412]]"
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 77446
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 77446, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  4. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['bologna', 'bologna-italy']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: bologna, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910775|bologna (#289910775)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  5. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35860|batch #35860]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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