Brand-new frontier castle of Bologna on the Via Emilia at the Sillaro, built in 1199 facing Imola.
Who holds it
- Name
- The commune of Bologna
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- 1199
- Confidence
- high
A plaque under the vault of the Cassero tower records the castle's building in 1199 by the Bolognese, at the initiative of the podestà Orlando de' Rossi, on the border with Imola, beside an older settlement (the Borgo) round an eleventh-century church of San Pietro.
Lord in 1200
The commune of Bologna.
How things stand that morning
Bolognese.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Italian Wikipedia citing the Cassero plaque.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.