- Budrio
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Budrio-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di Budrio
region =Emilia-Romagna
province = Bologna (BO)
elevation_m = 26
area_total_km2 = 120
population_as_of =December 31 ,2004
population_total = 16167
population_density_km2 = 127
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|44|33|N|11|32|E
frazioni = Armarolo, Bagnarola, Canaletti, Cazzano, Cento, Mezzolara, Riccardina, Vedrana, Vigorso
telephone = 051
postalcode = 40054
gentilic = Budriesi
saint = St. Lawrence
day =August 10
mayor = Carlo Castelli
website = [http://www.comune.budrio.bo.it www.comune.budrio.bo.it]Budrio is a town and commune in the
province of Bologna , inEmilia-Romagna ,Italy ; it is located 15 km E ofBologna .Budrio has two high schools, including a lyceum, a post office, banks, a communal theatre, a swimming pool and several squares ("
piazza "). Budrio also has a radio station namedRadio Budrio .Budrio is the birthplace of
Giuseppe Barilli , better known under his false name ofQuirico Filopanti , a famous Italian mathematician and politician.Bounding communes
*
Castenaso , southwest
*Granarolo dell'Emilia , west southwest
*Minerbio , northwest
*Molinella , northeast
*Medicina Other
Budrio is famous for its
ocarina , a musical instrument which was developed and invented byGiuseppe Donati in 1853.ister cities
* Gyula,
Hungary , since 1965
*Eichenau ,Germany , since 1991External links
* [http://utenti.lycos.it/CoraleBellini Società Corale Vincenzo Bellini di Budrio]
* [http://www.radiobudrio.it/ Radio Budrio]
* [http://www.ocarina.it/history.htm History of Ocarina]
*http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/budrio.html
*http://www.tkdbudrio.it/
*http://www.comuni-italiani.it/037/008/
* [http://www.sogese.com/budrio.html Piscine Comunale Budrio (Budrio Communal Pool)]
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=44.55&longitude=11.533&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=11.533&lat=44.55&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]
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