BUDRIO

'Budrio' is a town and commune in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy; it is located 15 km E of Bologna.
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 named Radio Budrio.
Budrio is the birthplace of Giuseppe Barilli, better known under his false name of Quirico Filopanti, a famous Italian mathematician and politician.

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Bounding communes

Other

Sister cities

External links

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 by Antonio Donati in 1853.

Sister cities

★ Gyula, Hungary, since 1965

External links

★ Società Corale Vincenzo Bellini di Budrio

★ Radio Budrio

★ History of Ocarina

★ http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/budrio.html

★ http://www.tkdbudrio.it/

★ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/037/008/

★ Piscine Comunale Budrio (Budrio Communal Pool)

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map from Mapquest

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★ Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver