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Monghidoro (Mid-Highland Bolognese: Munghidôr, also Schirgalèṡen; City Bolognese: Dscargalèṡen) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about 41 kilometres (25 mi) south of Bologna.

Monzuno (Bolognese: Munżón) is an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna (Emilia-Romagna). The territory of the commune is located on the western slope of the Savena valley, on the northern ridge of Monte Venere and on the left side of the Setta and Sambro streams.

The Raticosa pass (Italian: Passo della Raticosa) is a mountain pass in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines with an elevation of 968 m (3,176 ft) above sea level. It is located close to the small town of Pietramala in the municipality of Firenzuola, which forms part of the Metropolitan City of Florence (Tuscany). Surrounding peaks include the Canda hill (901 m), Mount Canda (1158 m), Mount Beni (1264 m), and Mount Oggioli (1290 m), the source of the Idice, a river that runs into Emilia-Romagna where it feeds the Reno. The Raticosa is traversed by the strada statale (SS) 65 at a point about 12 km north of the Futa pass. Before the advent of the Autostrada del Sole in 1964, the strada della Futa – as the road is commonly known in Italian – was for two centuries the main thoroughfare connecting Florence and Bologna. Fully viable from 1762, it was a key component of a major road-building project initiated and overseen by the new Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, following his investiture in 1739. Until it opened, the ascent to the Raticosa had been prohibitively steep, and the two cities had been poorly connected by the Giogo pass (heading in the direction of Imola). The new road, which was capable of carrying wheeled vehicles, cut the journey time by horseback or mule from 2–3 days to a single day. Although the economic benefits for Tuscany turned out to be less favorable than expected, it remained for many years one of two principal thoroughfares connecting central Italy with the Po Valley. Towards the end of World War II, the stretch of the road around the Futa and Raticosa passes became a focus of heavy fighting. As part of their advance towards northern Italy in 1944, the Allies were determined to penetrate through the Futa and Raticosa passes, which had been identified as one of the two most vulnerable zones of the Gothic Line in the upper Apennines (the other being the Giogo pass). The Raticosa featured prominently in many editions of the Mille Miglia open-road motorsport endurance race (1927–1957). Since 1977, the pass has marked the finish line for the Bologna-Raticosa time trial, a competition for classic cars, which by 2024 had reached its thirty-fifth edition. Road cycling races have been held along the Bologna-Raticosa route since 1931. The pass also provides a popular climb for cyclists more generally. The Raticosa also features in hiking trails around Pietramala. Motorcyclists often meet up at the pass, where they frequent the 'chalet' bar.

San Benedetto Val di Sambro (Medial Mountain Bolognese: San Bandàtt) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Bologna. The Italicus Express bombing and the Train 904 bombing happened at this location.

San Bendetto del Querceto is a small town in the Province of Bologna, in Italy.

Pianoro (Italian: Stazione di Pianoro) is a railway station in Pianoro, Italy. The station opened in 1934 and is located on the Bologna–Florence railway. Train services are operated by Trenitalia Tper. The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI), Italy's state-owned rail company.

San Benedetto Val di Sambro–Castiglione dei Pepoli (Italian: Stazione di San Benedetto Val di Sambro–Castiglione dei Pepoli) is a railway station in San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy. The station opened in 1934 and is located on the Bologna–Florence railway. Train services are operated by Trenitalia Tper. The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI), Italy's state-owned rail company.

The Italicus Express massacre (Italian: Strage del treno Italicus) was a terrorist bombing in Italy on a train of the public rail network. On 4 August 1974, the bomb attack killed 12 people and wounded 48. Responsibility was claimed by the neo-fascist terrorist organization Ordine Nero (Black Order).

Grizzana Morandi (Medial Mountain Bolognese: Grizèna) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located in the Bolognese Apennines, about 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Bologna, between the valleys of the Reno and Setta rivers. The municipality was known as Tavernola Reno until 1883, then as Grizzana until 1985, when Morandi was added in honour of the painter Giorgio Morandi, who had a long connection with the village and its landscape. Its territory includes several cultural sites of the Bolognese Apennines, including Rocchetta Mattei, the village of La Scola, the mountain and religious complex of Montovolo, the Casa Museo Morandi and the church of Santa Maria Assunta at Riola, designed by Alvar Aalto. Grizzana Morandi borders the municipalities of Camugnano, Castel di Casio, Castiglione dei Pepoli, Gaggio Montano, Marzabotto, Monzuno, San Benedetto Val di Sambro and Vergato.

The Museum and Mausoleum of Guglielmo Marconi is a museum and burial structure for the Italian scientist, inventor, and engineer, Guglielmo Marconi. The tomb is located adjacent to the 17th-century Villa Griffone/Villa Marconi, located on via Celestini #1 in Pontecchio Marconi, about 15 kilometers outside the city of Bologna in Emilia Romagna, Italy.