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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Forlì
| official_name       = Comune di Forlì
| native_name         = {{native name|rgn|Furlè}}
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| coordinates         = {{coord|44|14|N|12|03|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region              = [[Emilia-Romagna]]
| province            = [[Province of Forlì-Cesena|Forlì-Cesena]] (FC)
| frazioni            = see [[#Territorial subdivisions|list]]
| mayor_party         = [[Lega Nord|LN]]
| mayor               = [[Gian Luca Zattini]]
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 228.2
| population_footnotes = <ref>Population data from [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]]</ref>
| population_total    = 116700
| population_as_of    = 31 May 2022
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| population_demonym  = Forlivesi
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 34
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|istat=| saint        = Beata Vergine del Fuoco
| day                 = February 4
| postal_code         = 47121-47122
| area_code           = 0543
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.forli.fc.it}}
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'''Forlì''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ɔːr|ˈ|l|iː}} {{respell|for|LEE}}; {{IPA|it|forˈli|lang|It-Forli.ogg}}; {{langx|rgn|Furlè}} {{IPA|rgn|furˈlɛ|}}; {{langx|la|Forum Livii}}) is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) and city in [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Northern Italy]], and is, together with [[Cesena]], the capital of the [[Province of Forlì-Cesena]].{{Historical populations|1861|37477|1871|38639|1881|40915|1901|43321|1911|45723|1921|51555|1931|60140|1936|65683|1951|77508|1961|91945|1971|104971|1981|110806|1991|109541|2001|108335|2011|116434|2021|116558|type=|align=right|widths=50px|heights=50px|footnote=Source: [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]]}}The city is situated along the [[Via Emilia]], to the east of the [[Montone (river)|Montone river]], and is an important agricultural centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italyworldclub.com/emilia/forli/forli.htm|title=Forlì (FC) – Emilia Romagna, Italy|access-date=26 February 2010|archive-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903215837/http://www.italyworldclub.com/emilia/forli/forli.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city hosts some of Italy's culturally and artistically significant landmarks; it is also notable as the birthplace of painters [[Melozzo da Forlì]] and [[Marco Palmezzano]], [[Renaissance humanism|humanist]] historian [[Flavio Biondo]], [[physician]]s [[Geronimo Mercuriali]] and [[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]]. The University Campus of Forlì (part of the [[University of Bologna]]) is specialized in Economics, Engineering, Political Sciences as well as the Advanced school of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators (SSLMIT).

== Climate ==
The climate of the area is [[humid subtropical]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]) with [[Mediterranean]] features, fairly mitigated by the relative closeness of the city to the sea.

Forlì is characterized by hot and sunny summers, with temperatures that can exceed {{convert|30|C|F}} and even reach {{convert|40|C|F}} during the hottest weeks of the year.

Winters are cool and moist, with frequent fog. Occasionally the warm [[Sirocco]] wind blows from the south, bringing warmer temperatures for brief periods.

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|Feb high C = 9.9
|Mar high C = 14.5
|Apr high C = 18.6
|May high C = 23.6
|Jun high C = 28.3
|Jul high C = 30.7
|Aug high C = 30.3
|Sep high C = 25.0
|Oct high C = 19.2
|Nov high C = 12.9
|Dec high C = 8.0
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|Feb mean C = 5.6
|Mar mean C = 9.7
|Apr mean C = 13.8
|May mean C = 18.4
|Jun mean C = 22.8
|Jul mean C = 25.1
|Aug mean C = 24.9
|Sep mean C = 20.3
|Oct mean C = 15.2
|Nov mean C = 9.9
|Dec mean C = 5.0
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|Jan low C = 1.1
|Feb low C = 1.4
|Mar low C = 5.0
|Apr low C = 9.0
|May low C = 13.2
|Jun low C = 17.3
|Jul low C = 19.5
|Aug low C = 19.5
|Sep low C = 15.4
|Oct low C = 11.3
|Nov low C = 6.8
|Dec low C = 2.0
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 43.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 53.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 60.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 65.5
|May precipitation mm = 64.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 48.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 41.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 57.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 74.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 87.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 96.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 66.7
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 6
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 7
| Apr precipitation days = 8
| May precipitation days = 6
| Jun precipitation days = 5
| Jul precipitation days = 4
| Aug precipitation days = 5
| Sep precipitation days = 7
| Oct precipitation days = 8
| Nov precipitation days = 9
| Dec precipitation days = 8
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| source 1 = Arpae Emilia-Romagna<ref name=Clim>{{cite web
| url = https://www.arpae.it/it/temi-ambientali/clima/dati-e-indicatori/tabelle-climatiche/tabelle-climatologiche-1961-2020
| title = Tabelle climatologiche
| publisher= Arpae Emilia-Romagna agenzia prevenzione ambiente energia
| access-date = 30 June 2024}}</ref>
| source 2 = Climi e viaggi (precipitation days)<ref name=Clim2>{{cite web
| url = https://www.climieviaggi.it/clima/italia/forl%C3%AC
| title = Clima - Forlì (Emilia Romagna)
| publisher= Climi e viaggi
| access-date = 26 November 2024}}</ref>
}}

== History ==
{{see also|Timeline of Forlì}}

=== Ancient era ===
The surroundings of Forlì have been inhabited since the [[Paleolithic]]: a site, Ca' Belvedere of [[Monte Poggiolo]], has revealed thousands of chipped flints in strata dated 800,000 years before the present era, which indicates a flint-knapping industry producing sharp-edged tools in a pre-[[Acheulean]] phase of the Paleolithic.

Forlì was founded after the Roman conquest of the remaining [[Gaul|Gallic]] villages, about the time the [[Via Aemilia]] was built. With no clear evidence, the exact date this occurred is still under debate, though some historians believe that the first settlement of the ancient Roman Forum was built in approximately 188 BC by consul [[Gaius Livius Salinator]] (the same that fought [[Hasdrubal Barca]] and vanquished him at the banks of the [[Metaurus River]] in 207 BC), who gave it the Latin name ''Forum Livii'', meaning "the place of the [[gens]] [[Livia gens|Livia]]". Others argue the town may have been founded later, during the time of [[Julius Caesar]].<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Students/User+guide+to+Campus+Branches/User+Guide+to+Forli/historical_background.htm|title=Forlì and its historical background|access-date=26 February 2010}}</ref> In 88 BC, the city was destroyed during the civil wars of [[Gaius Marius]] and [[Sulla]], but later rebuilt by the praetor Livius Clodius.<ref name="newadvent">{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06137a.htm|title=Forlì|publisher=New Advent|access-date=26 February 2010}}</ref>

=== Middle Ages ===
After the collapse of the [[Western Roman Empire]], the city was incorporated into the realms of [[Odoacer]] and of the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom]]. From the end of the 6th century to 751, Forlì was an outlying part of the [[Byzantine|Byzantine / Eastern Roman]] power in Italy known as the [[Exarchate of Ravenna]]. During this time the Germanic [[Lombards]] repeatedly took the city – in 665, 728, and 742. It was finally incorporated with the [[Papal States]] in 757, as part of the [[Donation of Pepin]].<ref name="newadvent" />

By the 9th century the commune had taken control from its bishops, and Forlì was established as an independent Italian city-state, alongside the other [[Medieval commune|communes]] that signalled the first revival of urban life in Italy. Forlì became a republic for the first time in 889. At this time the city was allied with the Ghibelline factions in the medieval struggles between the [[Guelphs and Ghibellines]], partly as a means of preserving its independence – and the city supported all the [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperors]] in their campaigns in Italy.<ref name="history" />

Local competition was involved in the loyalties: in 1241, during [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II's]] struggles with [[Pope Gregory IX]] the people of Forlì offered their support to Frederick II during the capture of the rival city, [[Faenza]], and in gratitude, they were granted an addition to their coat of arms – the [[Hohenstaufen]] eagle.<ref name="history" />

With the collapse of Hohenstaufen power in 1257, imperial lieutenant [[Guido I da Montefeltro]] was forced to take refuge in Forlì, the only remaining Ghibelline stronghold in Italy. He accepted the position of ''[[capitano del popolo]]'' ("Captain of the People") and led Forlì to notable victories: against the [[Bologna|Bolognesi]] at the Ponte di San Proculo, on 15 June 1275;<ref>''The Chronicle of [[Salimbene di Adam|Salimbene de Adam]]'', translated by Joseph L. Biard ([[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]: Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies, 1986). Excerpted in {{cite web|url=http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/SOURCES/salimbene1.htm|title=Warfare between Bologna and Faenza (1275)|website=De Re Militari|access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref> against a Guelph allied force, including [[Florence|Florentine]] troops, at [[Civitella di Romagna|Civitella]] on 14 November 1276; and at Forlì itself against a powerful French contingent sent by [[Pope Martin IV]], on 15 May 1282, in a battle cited by [[Dante Alighieri]] (who was hosted in the city in 1303 by [[Scarpetta Ordelaffi]]), ''Inferno'' 27. In 1282, Forlì's forces were led by Guido da Montefeltro, while the French were under [[Jean d'Eppe]]. The [[astrology|astrologer]] [[Guido Bonatti]] (advisor of [[Emperor Frederick II]]) was one of his advisors.

The following year the city's exhausted Senate was forced to cede to papal power and asked Guido to take his leave. The commune soon submitted to a local ''[[condottiere]]'' rather than accept a representative of direct papal control, and [[Simone Mestaguerra]] had himself proclaimed ''Lord of Forlì''. He did not succeed in leaving the new signory peacefully to an heir, however, and Forlì passed to [[Maghinardo Pagano]], then to [[Uguccione della Faggiuola]] (1297), and to others, until in 1302 the [[Ordelaffi]] came into power.

Local factions with papal support ousted the family in 1327–29 and again in 1359–75, and at other turns of events the bishops were expelled by the Ordelaffi. Until the [[Italian Renaissance|Renaissance]] the Ordelaffi strived to maintain the possession of the city and its countryside, especially against Papal attempts to assert back their authority. Often civil wars between members of the family occurred. They also fought as [[condottieri]] for other states to earn themselves money to protect or embellish Forlì.
[[File:Porta schiavonia.JPG|thumb|220px|left|Porta Schiavonia]]

=== Modern age ===
The most renowned of the Ordelaffi was [[Pino III Ordelaffi|Pino III]], who held the Signiory of Forlì from 1466 to 1480. Pino was a ruthless lord; nevertheless he enriched the city with new walls and buildings and was a sponsor of the arts. When he died aged 40, under suspicion of poisoning, the situation of Forlì was weakened as factions of Ordelaffi fought one another, until [[Pope Sixtus IV]] claimed the signory for his nephew [[Girolamo Riario]]. Riario was married to [[Caterina Sforza]], the indomitable ''Lady of Forlì'' whose name is associated with the city's last independent history. Forlì was seized in 1488 by the [[Visconti of Milan|Visconti]] and in 1499 by [[Cesare Borgia]], after whose death it became more directly subject to the pope than ever before (apart from a short-lived return of the Ordelaffi in 1503–1504).<ref name="history" />
[[File:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Forlì, 1971) - BEIC 6357796.jpg|thumb|Church and convent of the Corpus Domini, photograph by [[Paolo Monti]], 1971. Fondo Paolo Monti, [[Biblioteca europea di informazione e cultura|BEIC]].]]

In June 1796, during the [[French Revolution]], [[Jacobin]] French troops entered the city – with [[Napoleon]] arriving on 4 February 1797. The French General recruited local officials and soldiers, resulting in political turmoil between 1820 and 1830, with risings in 1821 – including the revolutionary movement of the [[Carbonari]] in 1831 and 1848.<ref name="history" /> [[Napoléon Louis Bonaparte]], [[Napoleon]] I's nephew who was involved with the Carbonari, died there in 1831.

In the 19th century, Forlì was part of the [[Italian unification]] (or "the Risorgimento"), a political and social movement that agglomerated the different states of the [[Italian Peninsula]] into the single state of [[Italy]]. The citizens of Forlì were particularly inspired by military figure [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], who at this time was a commander. However, the city and its farmers had difficulty adapting to agrarian reform under the unification, thus lending rise to republican and socialist parties.<ref name="history" />

Forlì participated considerably during [[World War I]], resulting in it being awarded the "{{Interlanguage link|Fulcieri Paolucci De' Calboli|it|3=Fulcieri Paulucci di Calboli}}" gold medal. Afterwards in the 1920s, [[Benito Mussolini]] became actively involved in the local politics, before becoming dictator of Italy – a situation that remained for 20 years before the start of [[World War II]]. The war left the city with destroyed monuments and artistic losses, such as the {{Interlanguage link|San Biagio, Forlì|it|3=Chiesa di San Biagio (Forlì)|lt=Church of San Biagio}}, which included frescoes by [[Melozzo da Forlì]]. After the war, however, the city experienced a quick economic recovery, entering a new stage of democratic life.<ref name="history" />

== Economy ==
Forlì is a prosperous agricultural and industrial centre, with manufacture primarily focused on [[silk]], [[rayon]], clothing, machinery, metals, and household appliances. In the city also has seat the [[Ferretti Group]], one of the most famous producers of yachts.

==Government==
{{See also|List of mayors of Forlì}}

== Main sights ==
[[File:Abbazia di San Mercuriale.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Abbey of San Mercuriale, Forlì|Abbey of San Mercuriale]]]]
Forlì is the location of various buildings of architectural, artistic and historical significance, that include frescoes as part of their decorations. At the heart of the city sits the [[Piazza Saffi|Piazza Aurelio Saffi]], which includes a statue of Italian politician [[Aurelio Saffi]] – who was an important figure in the radical republican current within the [[Italian unification|Risorgimento movement]], headed by [[Giuseppe Mazzini]] in the 19th century. The Piazza Saffi also includes the [[Abbey of San Mercuriale, Forlì|Abbey of San Mercuriale]] (named after [[Saint Mercurialis]], a bishop of the city who died in the 5th century), which is the main religious building in the city; and contains the famed Sepulchre of [[Barbara Manfredi]].{{sfn|Ashby|1911}} Also of note is the [[San Giacomo Apostolo, Forli|Dominican Church of San Giacomo Apostolo]]; better known as the Church of San Domenico – a late medieval church built in the 13th century in the southern part of the town.

Other medieval buildings include the Rocca di Ravaldino, a fortress enlarged in the 14th century by the [[Ordelaffi]] and [[Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz|Gil de Albornoz]], and later in the 15th century.

The city hosts the [[Palazzo Hercolani]], with decorations dating from the 19th century; containing the artwork ''La Beata Vergine del Fuoco con i Santi Mercuriale, Pellegrino, Marcolino e Valeriano'' by Italian painter {{Interlanguage link|Pompeo Randi|it}}. The {{Interlanguage link|Palazzo del Podestà, Forlì|it|3=Palazzo del Podestà (Forlì)|lt=Palazzo del Podestà}} is a civic building which was frescoed by [[Adolfo de Carolis]] in the 20th century.

Forlì has parks located in ''green'' areas, including the [[Parco della Resistenza in Forlì|Parco della Resistenza]] ("Resistance Park") city park, and the [[Parco Dragoni in Forlì|Parco di Via Dragoni]] – which provides performance facilities alongside standard amenities. The [[Teatro Diego Fabbri in Forlì|Teatro Diego Fabbri]] is a theatre which opened in September 2000.

== Territorial subdivisions ==
Forlì is divided into territorial subdivisions, or {{lang|it|[[frazioni]]}}.

=== Villafranca di Forlì ===
[[File:Immagine 10408e.jpg|thumb|right|Landing field in Villafranca di Forlì, with hamlet in the background]]
Villafranca di Forlì is a hamlet which a dependency of the municipality of Forlì, located on the north side of the main town, and spans over a territory sided on the west side by the [[Montone (river)|River Montone]]. The hamlet was the birthplace of [[Benito Mussolini]]'s mother, Rosa.<ref>{{cite book |title=My Father, Il Duce: A Memoir by Mussolini's Son |last=Mussolini |first=Romano |type=trans. Ana Stojanovic |year=2006 |publisher=Kales Press |location=Carlsbad, CA |isbn=0-9670076-8-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/myfatherilduceme00muss/page/65 65] |url=https://archive.org/details/myfatherilduceme00muss |url-access=registration |access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref>

An [[aerodrome]], with a runway approximately {{convert|800|m|ft}} long and {{convert|29|m|ft}} wide, is close to the hamlet; it is used as a landing field for ULM and [[R/C]] model aircraft. It is the seat of the Flight School ''Ali Soccorso'' belonging to the [[Civil Defence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comunicati.net/comunicati/turismo/manifestazioni/6778.html|title=VOLA a Forlì – al Flight Simulator Show, la più grande fiera evento dedicata al volo simulato in Italia|language=it|date=30 April 2004|access-date=26 May 2010|publisher=Comunicati.net}}</ref>
<!--{{Coord|44|17|40|N|12|01|00|E|display=title}}-->
This recreational aerodrome is complementary to Forlì's main airport, south of the city.

=== Other ''frazioni'' ===
{|
|
*Bagnolo
*Barisano
*Borgo Sisa
*Branzolino
*Carpena
*Carpinello
*Casemurate
*Caserma
|
*Castiglione
*Ca'Ossi
*Cava
*Collina
*Coriano
*Durazzanino
*Forniolo
*Grisignano
|
*Ladino
*Magliano
*Malmissole
*Massa
*Ospedaletto
*Para
*Pescaccia
*Petrignone
|
*Pianta
*Pieve Acquedotto
*Pievequinta
*Poggio
*Ponte Vico
*Quattro
*Ravaldino in Monte
*Romiti
|
*Roncadello
*Ronco
*Rotta
*Rovere
*San Giorgio
*San Leonardo in Schiova
*San Lorenzo in Noceto
*San Martino in Strada
|
*San Martino in Villafranca
*San Tomé
*San Varano
*Vecchiazzano
*Villa Rovere
*Villa Selva
*Villagrappa
*Villanova
|}

== Transport ==
[[Forlì railway station]] is on the Bologna–Ancona line. Opened for use in 1926, it replaced the original station, which had been in use since 1861. The [[station building|passenger building]] of the original station still stands, about {{convert|100|m|ft}} west of the present station.

[[Forlì Airport]] was closed on 29 March 2013 due to bankruptcy of the company that ran it. Operations resumed at the airport on 29 October 2020.<ref name="29 ottobre">{{cite news |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/forlì/cronaca/ridolfi-fra-5-anni-100-milioni-di-indotto-1.5661364 |title=Ridolfi, fra 5 anni 100 milioni di indotto |work=il Resto del Carlino |date=30 October 2020 |access-date=4 November 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515151106/https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/forl%C3%AC/cronaca/ridolfi-fra-5-anni-100-milioni-di-indotto-1.5661364 |archive-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
* [[W. Somerset Maugham|Somerset Maugham's]] second novel ''The Making of a Saint'' (1898) is set in late fifteenth century Forlì under [[Girolamo Riario]].
* The city is featured in the 2009 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where [[Ezio Auditore]] has to defend it against the Orsi brothers with [[Machiavelli]] and [[Caterina Sforza]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/assassins-creed-2-dlc-battle-of-forli-available-january-28/?guccounter=1 |title=Assassin's Creed 2 DLC 'Battle of Forli' available Jan. 28 |last=Hinkle |first=David |date=22 January 2010 |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[Oath Tech Network]] [[Aol Tech]]}}</ref> Forlì is shown with prominent landmarks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/5459600/assassins-creed-ii-the-battle-of-forli-micro-review-an-un-machiavellian-plan |title=Assassin's Creed II: The Battle of Forli Micro-Review: An Un-Machiavellian Plan |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |date=29 January 2010 |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gizmodo Media Group]]}}</ref>

== People ==
{{See also|:Category:People from Forlì|l1=People from Forlì}}
The best-known painter of the ''[[comune]]'' was [[Melozzo da Forlì]], who worked in [[Rome]] and other [[Italy|Italian]] cities during the brief years of the [[High Renaissance]]. Other Forlivese painters were: [[Ansuino da Forlì]], [[Marco Palmezzano]], [[Francesco Menzocchi]], and [[Livio Agresti]]. Together they formed the [[Forlì painting school]]. [[Carlo Cignani]] was not born in Forlì (but near Forlì), but painted important works there.

Other notable Forlivese people are:
*[[Alice (singer)|Alice]], Italian singer, winner of [[Sanremo Festival]]
*[[Marco Sabiu]], musician and composer
*[[Ercole Baldini]]
*[[Ilario Bandini]], constructor of performance sports and race cars
*[[Pietro Bandini]], missionary who worked with [[Italian Americans|Italian American]] immigrants
*[[Flavio Biondo]], Renaissance historian
*[[Giovanni Battista Cirri]], cellist and composer in the 18th century
*[[Ignazio Cirri]], organist and composer in the 18th century
*[[Alessandro Cortini]], one-half of [[Modwheelmood]] and keyboard player in [[Nine Inch Nails]]
*[[Maria Farneti]], opera singer
*[[Alessandro Franceschi]], Bishop of [[Bishopric of Forli|Forlì]] (1594–1597)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1139&letter=A|title=ALEXANDER DE FRANCISCIS, HEBRÆUS|author=Beer, Moses|access-date=1 March 2010}}</ref>
*[[Cesare Hercolani]]
*[[Peregrino Laziosi]] 
*[[Peregrine Laziosi|Saint Peregrine Laziosi]]
*[[Pietro Leoni]], Catholic priest and [[Gulag]] survivor
*[[Gino Mattarelli]], politician
*[[Geronimo Mercuriali]]
*[[Matteo Montaguti]], cyclist
*[[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]]
*[[Loris Reggiani]], motorcycle road racer
*[[Girolamo Riario]]
*[[Aurelio Saffi]]
*[[Caterina Sforza]]
*[[Giulietta Simionato]], operatic mezzo-soprano
*[[Vincenzo Sospiri]], race car driver
*[[Simone Vesi]], composer and singer
*[[Nicola Bombacci]], Italian Communist who later allied with Benito Mussolini

== International relations ==

=== Twin towns ===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy}}
Forlì is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Aveiro, Portugal|Aveiro]], Portugal
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bourges]], France
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Peterborough]], U.K.
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Szolnok]], Hungary
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Płock]], Poland

==See also==
{{Portal|Italy|European Union|Cities}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
{{Main list|Timeline of Forlì#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Forlì}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Forlì}}
{{Commons category|Forlì}}
* [http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/emilia-romagna/forli-cesena.html#box_2 Forlì] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806081005/https://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/emilia-romagna/forli-cesena.html#box_2 |date=2020-08-06 }}, Italia.it
* [https://www.unibo.it/it/campus-forli ''The Forlì Campus of the University of Bologna'']
* [https://www.almanaccodiforli.it/ ''Almanacco di Forlì''], an almanac of the most important events and chronicles of Forlì
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200813150207/http://basket.forlive.it/ ''4Live!'']: 4Live! Basket Team Forlì
* {{cite EB1911|wstitle=Forlì|volume=10|page=666|first=Thomas|last=Ashby|author-link=Thomas Ashby (archaeologist)}}

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