Metropolitan City of Bologna
The Metropolitan City of Bologna is a metropolitan city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is de facto the city of Bologna, though the body does not explicitly outline it. It was created by the reform of local authorities and established by the Law 56/2014, replacing the province of Bologna. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.
Palazzo Malvezzi, the Metropolitan City seat
Ducati Factory
2015 Lamborghini Aventador SV
Image: Virginio Merola 2016
Metropolitan cities of Italy
The 14 metropolitan cities of Italy are administrative divisions of Italy, operative since 2015, which are a special type of province. The metropolitan city, as defined by law, includes a large core city and the surrounding suburbs and countryside closely related to it by economic activities and essential public services, as well as to cultural relations and to territorial features.
Palazzo Valentini is the seat of the Council of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital