Monteveglio

Monteveglio (Muntvì or Måntvî in the western Bolognese dialect) is a frazione (village) in the comune (municipality) of Valsamoggia. It is located about west of Bologna, near the Samoggia River, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It was an independent comune until 2014, when it merged with the neighboring municipalities of Bazzano, Valsamoggia, Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, and Savigno. Monteveglio's main attractions are its pieve of Santa Maria and Oratory of San Rocco.

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Frazione.name: Monteveglio
Frazione.image_skyline: ABBAZIA DI MONTEVEGLIO.JPG
Frazione.image_size: 240px
Frazione.image_caption: Abbazia di Santa Maria in Monteveglio
Frazione.region: Emilia-Romagna
Frazione.metropolitan_city: Bologna
Frazione.comune: Valsamoggia
Frazione.elevation_m: 117
Frazione.population_total: 5286
Frazione.population_as_of: 2010
Frazione.gentilic: Montevegliesi
Frazione.saint: San Rocco
Frazione.day: August 16th
Frazione.postal_code: 40050
Frazione.website: https://www.comune.valsamoggia.bo.it/

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Official name: Monteveglio
Population: 5334
Area: 32.57
Elevation: 114
Official website: invalsamoggia.it/luoghi/monteveglio
Image: Monteveglio 03.jpg
Dialing code: 051
Licence plate code: BO

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Commons category: Monteveglio
postal code: 40050
native label: Monteveglio

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21st century
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== Etymology == The name Monteveglio may have come from the Latin mons belli, "mountain of war". However, though phonetically feasible, this view lacks documentary evidence, and archaeologically there is no evidence of Roman fortification or a garrison in the area. More likely is that Monteveglio is a corruption of Montebello, "beautiful mountain".