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Medicina — Comune — Comune di Medicina 
Coat of armsLocation of Medicina in Italy
MedicinaCoordinates: 44°29′N 11°38′E / 44.483°N 11.633°E Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Bologna (BO) Frazioni Buda, Crocetta, Fantuzza, Fiorentina, Fossatone, Ganzanigo, Portonovo, San Martino, Sant'Antonio, Via Nuova, Villa Fontana Government - Mayor Onelio Rambaldi (since June 2009) Area - Total 159 km2 (61.4 sq mi) Elevation 25 m (82 ft) Population (30 November 2010) - Total 16,679 - Density 104.9/km2 (271.7/sq mi) Demonym Medicinesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 40059 Dialing code 051 Patron saint St. Lucy Saint day December 13 Website Official website Medicina is an Italian comune with c. 16,000 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, part of the region of Emilia-Romagna.
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Name
The origins of its name (in Italian it means "medicine") are quite uncertain and many hypotheses have been made on it. A legend tells that the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, passing through Medicina from Milan fell ill and miraculously recovered from this illness because of a snake that accidentally came into the pot of his soup. It has been proved though that the name of the town dates back to the time before the passage of Barbarossa, that indeed happened though. In memory of this legend every year the "Festa del Barbarossa" takes place in the 3rd weekend of September.
Science
Near Medicina (in the village of Fiorentina) there is a radio observatory named "Croce del Nord" (Cross of the North), made up of a 32 meters long aerial and of a much wider "cross". It is operated by the Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna (Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna), created by the CNR (National association for Research) and now part of the INAF and there is an identical one in Noto, Sicily.
Sport
Medicina has a football and a basketball team, both playing in lower leagues, as well as a cycling team and a cycling development center for youth. In August 2010 Medicina will host 6 matches of the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, organised by Italy. A famous sport person from Medicina is Giovanni Caprara, trainer of the Russian women volleyball team which won the World Championship in 2006.
Twin towns
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Romilly-sur-Seine, France
External links
Categories:- Emilia-Romagna geography stubs
- Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
- Communes of the Province of Bologna
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