What is Bologna?
[[File:Bologna-SanPetronioPiazzaMaggiore1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bologna]] [[File:Flag of Bologna.svg|thumb|250px|Flag]] [[File:Bologna-Stemma.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Bologna''' (Emilian and Romagnol: ''Bulåggna'') is the capital and largest city of [[Emilia-Romagna]] in [[Northern Italy]]. It has about 400,000 [[inhabitant]]s. ==History== Bologna was founded by the [[Etruscan civilisation|Etruscans]] with the name ''Felsina'' (c. 534 BC) and became a [[Roman Republic|Roman]] colony in 189 BC. In the [[11th century]] Bologna began to grow again as a free commune, joining the [[Lombard League]] against [[Frederick Barbarossa]] in 1164. The [[University of Bologna]], founded in 1088, is the oldest existing [[university]] in [[Europe]]. After being crushed in the Battle of Zappolino by the Modenese in 1325, Bologna began to decay and asked the protection of the [[Pope]] at the beginning of the [[14th century]]. In [[1980]], [[Bologna massacre|85 people were killed]] in a [[bomb]]ing at [[Bologna Centrale railway station]]. This was the most deadly [[terrorist attack]] in the history of Italy. ==Weather== Bologna has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Koeppen climate classification]]). {{Metropolitan City of Bologna}} [[Category:Bologna| ]] [[Category:6th-century BC establishments]] {{Multistub|geo|europe}} {{authority control}}