Castel d'Aiano

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Location of Castel d'Aiano

44°16′N 11°0′E / 44.267°N 11.000°E / 44.267; 11.000CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaMetropolitan city Bologna (BO)Government

• MayorSalvatore ArgentieriArea

^[1]

• Total45.3 km² (17.5 sq mi)Elevation

805 m (2,641 ft)Population

(31 May 2017)^[2]

• Total1,857 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

40034

Dialing code051WebsiteOfficial website

Castel d'Aiano (Medial Mountain Bolognese: Castèl d'Ajàn) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located in the Apennine mountains about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Bologna.

Castel d'Aiano borders the following municipalities: Gaggio Montano, Montese, Vergato, Zocca.

In April 1945, while engaged in combat in the area, Bob Dole was wounded by a German shell that struck his right arm^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ ""Losing the War" by Lee Sandlin". Leesandlin.com. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
^ "Morto Bob Dole, ex senatore e candidato presidenziale dei Repubblicani". La Repubblica (in Italian). December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.