Budrio (Eastern Bolognese: ) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy; it is east of Bologna.
History The area around Budrio was a Roman colony, whose territory was divided between veteran legionaries. The current town was however founded in the 10th-11th centuries AD. The church of San Lorenzo was already active in 1146. In the 14th century Cardinal Gil de Albornoz rebuilt it as a castle, of which the two large towers (1376) can still be seen, while of the walls only a small section remains.
Main sights The most notable attraction are the Bentivoglio castle (16th century) and the Villa Ranuzzi Cospi at Bagnarola. The town also houses an art gallery- Pinacoteca Domenico Inzaghi- and the churches of San Domenico del Rosario, San Lorenzo, and Santi Gervasio e Protasio.
Notable people
Budrio is the birthplace of Giuseppe Barilli, better known under his pseudonym of Quirico Filopanti, an Italian mathematician and politician.
Valeria Buldini, model Giuseppe Donati, inventor of the ocarina Pierpaolo Donati, sociologist and philosopher of social science Gustavo Fiorini, retired footballer Marcello Massarenti, papal almoner (Vatican official) Prospero Sarti, engineer, architect, engraver, and collector of antiquitiesDizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 455. Laura Zuccheri, comics artist, illustrator, and painter.
Sister cities Gyula, Hungary, since 1965 Eichenau, Germany, since 1991
References
External links Official website Radio Budrio