Rocca San Casciano

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Rocca San Casciano

44°4′N 11°51′E / 44.067°N 11.850°E / 44.067; 11.850CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceForlì-Cesena (FC)FrazioniCampomaggio, Casanova, PratolungoGovernment

• MayorPier Luigi Lotti (PDL)Area

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• Total50.19 km² (19.38 sq mi)Elevation

210 m (690 ft)Population

(2019)^[2]

• Total1,810 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)DemonymRocchigianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

47017

Dialing code0543Patron saintSaint Cassian of ImolaSaint dayAugust 13WebsiteOfficial website

Rocca San Casciano (Romagnol: La Ròca or Roca San Casiân) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Forlì.

Geography

Rocca San Casciano borders the following municipalities: Dovadola, Galeata, Modigliana, Portico e San Benedetto, Predappio, Premilcuore and Tredozio.

Festa del Falò

Rocca San Casciano is popular in the area for its Festa del Falò ("Bonfires Feast"), which is believed to originate from Celtic Pagan rites. It is documented that bonfires have been lit near the Montone River ever since the 12th century; later the event became associated with St. Joseph's Day (19 March).

San Donnino in soglio is famous

History

Rocca San Casciano is created in the 1200 d.C.

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: Italian statistical institute Istat.