Grizzana Morandi

Grizzana Morandi
Comune
Comune di Grizzana Morandi
Grizzana Morandi Location o Grizzana Morandi in Italy
Coordinates: 44°15′N 11°9′E / 44.250°N 11.150°E / 44.250; 11.150Coordinates: 44°15′N 11°9′E / 44.250°N 11.150°E / 44.250; 11.150
Kintra	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Bologna (BO)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Claudio Sassi
Area
• Total	77.3 km2 (29.8 sq mi)
Elevation	547 m (1,795 ft)
Population  (31 May 2007)[1]
• Total	4,070
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Grizzanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40030
Diallin code	051
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Grizzana Morandi is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, locatit aboot 30 kilometre (19 mi) soothwast o Bologna. The toun haes for lang been a popular simmer holiday resort, locatit in the muntains atween the valleys o the rivers Reno an Setta.

Oreeginally simply 'Grizzana', the 'Morandi' wis, in 1985, addit as an honorarium tae the Italian peenter Giorgio Morandi, who dee'd in 1964. Morandi rarely travelled frae his hame an studio in Bologna, but visitit Grizzana ivery year frae 1913 for a simmer holiday period, an mony o his landscape pentins are o the toun an its immediate surroonds. The toun hosts a centre for documentation aboot Giorgio Morandi (Centro di documentazione Giorgio Morandi) an aw which haes a interestin collection o documents on the penter an local history.

Grizzana Morandi borders the follaein municipalities: Camugnano, Castel di Casio, Castiglione dei Pepoli, Gaggio Montano, Marzabotto, Monzuno, San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Vergato.

• Offeecial wabsteid
• Archive on Giorgio Morandi
• Museo Morandi Archived 2000-08-18 at the Wayback Machine