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Longiano

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Longiano (Romagnol: Lunzèn) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Bologna and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Forlì. Longiano borders the following municipalities: Borghi, Cesena, Gambettola, Gatteo, Montiano, Roncofreddo, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Savignano sul Rubicone.

01Main sights

Castello Malatestiano (Castle, 13th century): now houses the Fondazione Tito Balestra, a museum of contemporary and modern art from the region of Emilia Romagna.
Teatro Petrella (19th century)

02Demographic evolution

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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	3,327	,
1871	3,619	+8.8%
1881	3,595	−0.7%
1901	3,994	+11.1%
1911	4,406	+10.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	4,343	−1.4%
1931	4,328	−0.3%
1936	4,381	+1.2%
1951	4,331	−1.1%
1961	4,022	−7.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	4,181	+4.0%
1981	4,426	+5.9%
1991	4,699	+6.2%
2001	5,587	+18.9%

Source: Data from ISTAT

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