Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole | |
Official Name: | Comune di Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole |
Coordinates: | 44.1833°N 67°W |
Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
Province: | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
Frazioni: | Castrocaro Terme (municipal seat), Terra del Sole, Pieve Salutare |
Mayor: | Marianna Tonellato |
Area Total Km2: | 38.95 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 6321 |
Population As Of: | 30 June 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Castrocaresi and Terrasolani |
Elevation M: | 68 |
Postal Code: | 47011 (Castrocaro and Pieve Salutare), 47010 (Terra del Sole) |
Area Code: | 0543 |
Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole (Castruchèira or Castruchêra e Tèra de Sòlis) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60km (40miles) southeast of Bologna and about 10km (10miles) southwest of Forlì.
The comune consists of three small towns: Castrocaro, Terra del Sole and Pieve Salutare. Terra del Sole, founded as a 16th-century fortress by Cosimo I de' Medici, is believed to occupy the site of the ancient city of Solona, which lends its name to the town Terra del Sole.[2]
Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole borders the following municipalities: Brisighella, Dovadola, Forlì, Modigliana, Predappio.
Castrocaro is home to a spa. It is also the seat of the Castrocaro Music Festival, featuring new singers.