Bologna is a city in northern Italy situated between the Po River and the Apennines Mountains. Founded by the Etruscans, Bologna became a Roman colony, and was a major center of scholasticism, one of the major cities during the Renaissance. Bologna has been called “Bologna the Red” for its wealth of redbrick and marble buildings. Bologna is a major center of Medieval preservation as well as a major European basketball center, plus Bologna has been called the food capital of Italy, known for its meat and cheeses, specifically prosciutto and salami. The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is Europe’s oldest existing university. Bologna has a population of 372,505.
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