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Rocca dei Bentivoglio

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Location: Valsamoggia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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1. Rocca dei Bentivoglio – Castellazzo landscape loop from San Cesario sul Panaro

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2. Monteveglio Cycle Path – Rocca dei Bentivoglio loop from Muffa

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3. Rocca dei Bentivoglio – Monteveglio Cycle Path loop from Savignano Mulino

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Davide

September 21, 2022

The year of construction of the oldest castle in Bazzano is not known precisely, of which no traces remain. However, in a document dating back to 1019 the castrum of Bazzano is mentioned, referring to the phenomenon of the castle that occurred during the 10th century.

In 1038 the bishop of Modena granted the curtis of Bazzano in emphyteusis to the marquis Bonifacio of Canossa, father of Matilde. Although not mentioned among the Matilda castles in the ancient biographies dedicated to the countess, the Bazzano building is linked to Matilda by a legend that has survived in popular traditions: it is said, in fact, that Bazzano was connected to the Monteveglio castle via an underground tunnel, inside which the golden armor of the warrior countess and some chests containing precious objects would be hidden.
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Throughout the fourteenth century and until the first half of the fifteenth century, dominion over the castle was alternately in the hands of the Bolognese, the Viscontis and the Papal State.
In 1473 the palatium and the surrounding land were donated to Giovanni II Bentivoglio, lord of Bologna. The Bentivoglios made significant changes to the building, incorporating the late thirteenth-century military structures into a stately palace, one of the "delights" that the Bentivoglios owned in the Bolognese area and frequented occasionally during holidays and holiday periods. In 1490 the works were completed and the palace remained the property of the Bentivoglio family until 1506, when they were expelled from Bologna.
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Ugo Foscolo, then lieutenant of the Bolognese national guard, captured by the Austrian hussars who had overthrown the Bazzano municipality, was imprisoned in the prisons of the Rocca in 1799. In memory of this event, the name of the so-called "Foscolo cell" remains, located on the ground floor of the fortress, to the right of the loggia.

(Source: wikiwand.com/it/Rocca_dei_Bentivoglio#/Storia)

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Location: Valsamoggia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Rocca dei Bentivoglio

1. Rocca dei Bentivoglio – Castellazzo landscape loop from San Cesario sul Panaro

2. Monteveglio Cycle Path – Rocca dei Bentivoglio loop from Muffa

3. Rocca dei Bentivoglio – Monteveglio Cycle Path loop from Savignano Mulino

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