Mercato Saraceno

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Mercato Saraceno

43°57′N 12°12′E / 43.950°N 12.200°E / 43.950; 12.200CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceForlì-Cesena (FC)FrazioniBacciolino, Bora, Cella, Ciola, Colonnata, Falcino, Linaro, Montecastello, Monte Iottone, Monte Sasso, Montesorbo, Musella, Paderno, Piavola, San Damiano, San Romano, Serra, Taibo, Tomano, ValleripaGovernment

• MayorMonica RossiArea

^[1]

• Total99.33 km² (38.35 sq mi)Elevation

134 m (440 ft)Population

(31 October 2017^[2])^[3]

• Total6,843 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)DemonymMercatesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

47025

Dialing code0547Patron saintSt. Mary NovellaSaint day8 SeptemberWebsiteOfficial website

Mercato Saraceno (Romagnol: Marchèt Sarasèin) 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 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Forlì.

Mercato Saraceno borders the following municipalities: Bagno di Romagna, Cesena, Novafeltria, Roncofreddo, Sarsina, Sogliano al Rubicone, Talamello.

Arnaldo Mussolini (1885-1931), brother of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, is buried here.

Twin towns

Mercato Saraceno is twinned with:

Villadossola, Italy, since 2010

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.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.