| Solarolo | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Solarolo |
| Coordinates: | 44.3667°N 62°W |
| Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province: | Ravenna (RA) |
| Mayor: | Fabio Anconelli |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.3 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4472 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2014 |
| Population Demonym: | Solarolesi |
| Elevation M: | 25 |
| Postal Code: | 48027 |
| Area Code: | 0546 |
Solarolo (rgn|Slarôl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about 40km (30miles) southeast of Bologna and about 30km (20miles) west of Ravenna.
Solarolo borders the following municipalities: Bagnara di Romagna, Castel Bolognese, Cotignola, Faenza, Imola.
It is known for being singer Laura Pausini's home town.
The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Ruins of a village were found: the settlement was active between 1600 and 1200 B.C. and it was organized in distinct clusters separated by trenches; evidence of bovine rearing and cultivation of cereals was found.[2] [3] Starting from 187 B.C., an intense activity of centuriation was performed by the Romans and this is still visible nowadays in the lattice of the streets in the countryside; villae were also built in this lattice.[4]
The toponym Solarolus appears for the first time in 993 as the name of an acreage and only in 1138 as Castrum Solarolii connected with a fortification. During the following centuries, the area of Solarolo changed several dominations, mainly by the families Manfredi, Borgia, Gonzaga, Este.
During the 17th century, Solarolo became part of the Papal States and, during the 19th century, of the newborn Kingdom of Italy.
Solarolo is twinned with:
Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Italy, since 1999
Kirchheim am Ries, Germany, since 1999