Forlì
Forlì
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| Comune di Forlì | |
Piazza Saffi | |
Location of Forlì | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′N 12°03′E / 44.233°N 12.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gian Luca Zattini (LN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2022) | |
• Total | 116,700 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Forlivesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47121-47122 |
| Dialing code | 0543 |
| Patron saint | Beata Vergine del Fuoco |
| Saint day | February 4 |
| Website | Official website |
Forlì (/fɔːrˈliː/ for-LEE; Italian: [forˈli] ⓘ; Romagnol: Furlè [furˈlɛ]; Latin: Forum Livii) is a comune (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 37,477 | — |
| 1871 | 38,639 | +3.1% |
| 1881 | 40,915 | +5.9% |
| 1901 | 43,321 | +5.9% |
| 1911 | 45,723 | +5.5% |
| 1921 | 51,555 | +12.8% |
| 1931 | 60,140 | +16.7% |
| 1936 | 65,683 | +9.2% |
| 1951 | 77,508 | +18.0% |
| 1961 | 91,945 | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 104,971 | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 110,806 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 109,541 | −1.1% |
| 2001 | 108,335 | −1.1% |
| 2011 | 116,434 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 116,558 | +0.1% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||
The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre. The city hosts some of Italy's culturally and artistically significant landmarks; it is also notable as the birthplace of painters Melozzo da Forlì and Marco Palmezzano, humanist historian Flavio Biondo, physicians Geronimo Mercuriali and Giovanni Battista Morgagni. The University Campus of Forlì (part of the University of Bologna) is specialized in Economics, Engineering, Political Sciences as well as the Advanced school of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators (SSLMIT).