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Wednesday, 15 July 2026 — Edition № 46
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Nord-Est bureau

Emilia-Romagna

From the Via Emilia — food, engines, and the red plain

Capital

Bologna

Population

4,426,000

Area

22,453 km²

Time zone

UTC+1

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Geography & climate

Humid continental; foggy winters, hot summers, flood-prone rivers.

The Po plain along the ancient Via Emilia, the Apennine ridge, the Adriatic Riviera at Rimini.

Economy & culture

Food (Parmigiano, prosciutto, balsamico), supercars (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati), packaging machinery, cooperatives.

Italy's oldest university, a cooperative and left civic tradition, Fellini's Rimini, food as identity.