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Castiglione dei Pepoli

Castiglione dei Pepoli

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Castiglione dei Pepoli (High Mountain Bolognese: Castión) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Bologna.

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It takes its name from the Pepoli noble family of Bologna.

Asteroid 400193 Castión was named after the city by its dialectal name.[3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111804).[4]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Castiglione dei Pepoli is twinned with:

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. [3]
    "400193 Castion (2006 XW60)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.



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