Loiano

Loiano is a town and comune of province of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, 44°16N 11°20E, in the Tusco-Emilian Apennines at 714 m (2343 ft) above sea-level. Its population was 4260 as of the 2003 census. Highway SS 65 connects it to Bologna, 35 km (22 mi) to the N, and Florence, 73 km (45 mi) to the S.

It is the site of the astronomical observatory of the University of Bologna, named for the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

At Val Sicura, within the territory of the commune, a shooting range founded in 1889 remains active.

Government

* Mayor: Giovanni Maestrami, since June 2004.
* Comune telephone number: (39) 051 65.43.611

External links

* [http://www2.iperbole.bo.it/comloian Official Site]
* [http://www.bo.astro.it/loiano/index.htm Loiano Astronomical Observatory]
* [http://www.bo.astro.it/loiano/weather/weatherloi.html Loiano webcam]
* [http://www2.comune.bologna.it/bologna/comloian/tsn.html Loiano Shooting Range]