Castiglione dei Pepoli (High Mountain Bolognese: Castión) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Bologna.
It takes its name from the Pepoli noble family of Bologna.
Asteroid 400193 Castión was named after the city by its dialectal name.[3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111804).[4]
International relations
Castiglione dei Pepoli is twinned with:
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "400193 Castion (2006 XW60)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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