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BERTINORO
, a :See also:town and episcopal see of See also:Emilia, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of Forli, 8 m
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S.E. See also:direct of Forli and 51 m
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N. of the station of See also:Forlimpopoli, and 800 ft. above See also:sea-level
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Pop
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(19o1) town, 3753; See also:commune, 7786
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The town commands a See also:fine view to the See also:north over the See also:plain of Emilia and the See also:lower course of the Po, itself lying on the foothills of the See also:Apennines
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It appears to have been first fortified by See also:Frederick See also:Barbarossa, and its See also:castle stood frequent sieges in the See also:middle ages
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See also:Polenta, 22 M. to the See also:south of it, was the birthplace of Francesca da See also:Rimini
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The castle is almost entirely ruined, but the See also: (Bologna, 1891), I seq . (T . |
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