History
The territorial configuration, the river network and the water basins of Bassa Romagna
The territorial configuration, the river network and the water basins of Bassa Romagna The territory of the so-called Bassa Romagna historically coincides with Romagna Estense, which in the 15th and 16th century belonged to the Duchy of Ferrara, with Lugo as its...
THE UPRISING AND LOOTING IN LUGO
The uprising and looting in Lugo is an episode that happened between June 30 and July 8 1796 as a result of the locals’ revolt against the French army.
THE WORK AND PAY DEMANDS OF RICE WEEDERS
In 1890 a serious event happened in Conselice. On May the 20th and 21st a group of rice weeders gathered in the square Piazza Maggiore and demanded more dignified work conditions and higher salaries. The protesters headed for the municipality, but security guards reacted with violence and shot at the workers; three were killed, two women rice weeders and a man.
COTIGNOLA, TOWN RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
Between the autumn of 1943 and the spring of 1945 a group of Jewish escaping racial persecutions found shelter in Cotignola. They arrived in this town for different reasons and with diverse personal histories, but they were all desperate and on the run; thanks to an amazing network of protection and solidarity they all managed to survive.
WORLD WAR II – The Gothic Line and the Battle of the Senio
Between December 1944 and the 10th of April 1945, Alfonsine was a battlefield for the German army, for the Allie’s armies and for partisans; here on the Senio river the front of the war was named Linea Gotica (Gothic line), also known as Die Grüne Linie.
THE FRONT LINE ON THE RIVER SENIO
The Senio originates from the Tuscan hills of Monte Carzolano; after 92km it joins the river Reno. Every year since 2004 locals have been celebrating April 25 (the liberation day, which is a national holiday in Italy) with a long walk that commemorates war events.
FRANCESCO BARACCA – The myth
Francesco Baracca has played a very important role during World War II, to the extent that he has become a myth. His fame is also connected to the rampant horse, symbol of Ferrari’s cars.
LA CASA DELL’AGNESE
The house of Agnese is a typical end of XIX century country house, perfectly preserved in its main features (brick and mud walls, traditional roof and ceilings) and it’s accessible to the public only on the ground floor. In the barn there’s an exhibition of farming tools and rural everyday life objects. The wide shaded yeard has other traditional buildings for farm animals, for everydaylife and to bake bread.
LA SETTIMANA ROSSA
The so called Settimana Rossa (red week) was a series of revolts that – as Alessandro Luparini wrote in Settimana Rossa e dintorni – happened across Italy in June 1914, right before World War I.
