Piazza Maggiore
Piazza Maggiore is a central square in Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, a hub within the city since medieval times. The Northwest corner opens into Piazza del Nettuno with its Fontana del Nettuno, while the Northeast corner opens into the narrower Piazza Re Enzo, running along the flanks of the Palazzo Re Enzo that merges with the Palazzo del Podestà.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include palazzo del Podestà and Palazzo Re Enzo.
palazzo del Podestà
The Palazzo del Podestà is a civic building in Bologna, northern Italy. The edifice was built around 1200 as the seat of the local podestà, the various functionaries of the commune.Palazzo Re Enzo
Palazzo Re Enzo is a palace located on Piazza del Nettuno, 1 in the historic center of Bologna, northern Italy. The palace takes its name from Enzio of Sardinia, Frederick II's son, who was prisoner here from 1249 until his death in 1272.Palazzo d’Accursio
Town hall
Palazzo d'Accursio is a palace once formulated to house major administrative offices of the city of Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located on the Piazza Maggiore, and is the city's Town Hall. Palazzo d’Accursio is situated 130 metres west of Piazza Maggiore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manifattura delle Arti and San Donnino.
San Donnino
Quarter
San Nicolò di Villola
Village
San Nicolò di Villola is a Roman Catholic parish church located on via Cadriano #11 in Bologna, Italy. San Nicolò di Villola is situated 4 km northeast of Piazza Maggiore.
Piazza Maggiore
- Type: Bus stop
- Description: square in Bologna, Italy
- Categories: square, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Porto - Saragozza, Bologna, Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.49373° or 44° 29′ 37″ north
Longitude
11.34371° or 11° 20′ 37″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Network
Open location code
8FPHF8VV+FF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stop
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_position
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Tagalog—“Piazza Maggiore” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Chinese: “博洛尼亚主广场”
- Danish: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Dutch: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بيازا ماجورى”
- Esperanto: “Placo Maggiore”
- French: “Piazza Maggiore”
- German: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Greek: “Πιάτσα Ματζόρε”
- Hebrew: “פיאצה מג’ורה”
- Hindi: “पियात्सा माज्जोरे”
- Italian: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Japanese: “マッジョーレ広場”
- Korean: “마조레 광장”
- Lombard: “Piazza Magior”
- Portuguese: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Russian: “Пьяцца Маджоре (Болонья)”
- Russian: “Пьяцца Маджоре”
- Spanish: “Piazza Maggiore”
- Tagalog: “Piazza Maggiore”
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