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Also known as Forli

Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a comune (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.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

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Forlì is a city and comune in Italy, serving as the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena within the Emilia-Romagna region. It shares borders with Bertinoro, Faenza, Meldola, and Ravenna. The city has a population of 118,652 and is situated at an elevation of 34 meters above sea level. Its postal codes are 47121–47122, and it uses the local dialing code 0543.

The municipality operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones. Forlì is twinned with Aveiro, Bourges, Peterborough, and Szolnok. Vehicle license plates in the area display the codes FC and FO.

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Place details

Locality
Forlì
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Country
Italia
Population
116,696

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

53US AQIModerate
PM2.5
11.2 µg/m³
PM10
18.5 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 02:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Forlì
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Forlì
Italian comune.image_skyline
Collage Forlì.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag
Flag of Forlì.svg
Italian comune.image_shield
Forlì-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region
Emilia-Romagna
Italian comune.province
Forlì-Cesena (FC)
Italian comune.frazioni
see list
Italian comune.mayor
Gian Luca Zattini
Italian comune.area_total_km2
228.2
Italian comune.population_total
116700
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 May 2022
Italian comune.population_demonym
Forlivesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
34
Italian comune.saint
Beata Vergine del Fuoco
Italian comune.day
4 February
Italian comune.postal_code
47121-47122
Italian comune.area_code
0543

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

Understand

Forlì is a prosperous agricultural and industrial centre, with manufacture primarily focused on silk, rayon, clothing, machinery, metals, and household appliances. In the city also has seat the Ferretti Group, one of the most famous producers of yachts. The city was featured in the video game Assassin's Creed II.

Get around

Mi Muovo is an integrated public transport pass for the region. Short-stay visitors might use "Mi Muovo Multibus", a 12-trip bus ticket, see Emilia Romagna#Get around.

Go next

Ravenna Cesena Bologna — Forli is well-connected to Bologna via railways. It takes around 40 minutes to reach Bologna from Forli by train.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ancient era
  • Middle Ages
  • Modern age
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Government
  • Main sights
  • Territorial subdivisions
  • Villafranca di Forlì
  • Other ''frazioni''
  • Transport
  • In popular culture
  • People
  • International relations
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a comune (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.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, Medicine, Political Sciences as well as the Advanced school of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators (SSLMIT).

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Forlì” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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