Town · Smaller communes and their contadi · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Forlimpopoli

A small episcopal town on the Via Emilia between Forlì and Cesena, with its own consuls.

It fought beside Forlì and Ravenna for the imperial legate against Faenza in 1185. It falls under Ordelaffi influence only later in the thirteenth century.

Who holds it

Title
Consuls of Forlimpopoli
Since
not pinned
Confidence
low

The town had consuls and later a podestà (dates not given in the sources read).

Lord in 1200

Its own commune under its bishop's shadow (Forlimpopoli is a bishop's see until 1361).

How things stand that morning

Self-governing and allied with Forlì; how far Forlì controls it in 1200 is not pinned.

Council

Consuls (and later a podestà).

Communities

Not documented.

Militia

A small town militia.

Walls and castle

Walled town; the later rocca is fourteenth-century.

Trade and crafts

Market of the Via Emilia.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Communal institutions are attested without dates.

On the map: A small district of about 4 km round the town.

Sources and studies

  1. Forlimpopoli (it.wikipedia)
  2. Storia di Faenza (it.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.