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Prior to 20th century

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• 188 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through Forum Livii.
• 2nd–4th century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Forlì established.
• 4th century CE – Mercurialis of Forlì becomes bishop.
• 1058 – Ravenna-Forli conflict; Forli becomes a "free commune."
• 1173 – Fire.
• 1180 – Abbey of San Mercuriale belltower built.
• 1212 – Civic piazza established.
• 1275 – Forces of Guelph Bologna and Ghibelline Forlì fight in the Battle of San Procolo.
• 1282 – Battle of Forlì; French and Guelph forces under Jean d'Eppe defeated.
• 1315 – Ordelaffi in power.
• 1371 – Rocca di Ravaldino [it] (citadel) built.
• 1418 – Regional Jewish congress [it] held in Forlì.
• 1427 – Chiesa di San Biagio (Forlì) [it] (church) built.
• 1460 – Palazzo del Podestà (Forlì) [it] built.
• 1495 – Printing press in operation.
• 1499–1500 – Siege of Forli [it] by forces of Cesare Borgia during the Italian War of 1499–1504.
• 1504 – Forlì becomes part of the Papal States.
• 1574 – Accademia dei Filergiti [it] (learned society) founded.
• 1750 – Biblioteca comunale Aurelio Saffi [it] (library) founded.
• 1816 – Parco della Resistenza in Forlì (park) laid out.
• 1838 – Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì (museum) founded.
• 1859 – Province of Forlì established.
• 1861
  • Bologna–Forlì railway begins operating.
  • Population: 37,648.
• 1879 – Meteorological observatory established.
• 1881 – Tranvia Forlì-Meldola [it] (tram) begins operating.
• 1883 – Tranvia Forlì-Ravenna [it] (tram) begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 – Population: 43,321
• 1902 – Camera del Lavoro (labor entity) formed.
• 1911 – Population: 45,994.
• 1919 – Foot-Ball Club Forlì formed.
• 1925 – Stadio Tullo Morgagni [it] (stadium) opens.
• 1926 – Forlì railway station opens.
• 1931 – Population: 60,824.
• 1934 – Forlì Airport built.
• 1943 – Campo di concentramento di Forlì [it] begins operating during World War II.
• 1944 – September: Attack on Forlì airport [it] by German forces.
• 1963 – Archivio di Stato di Forlì (state archives) established.
• 1992 – Province renamed "Province of Forlì-Cesena."
• 2000 – Teatro Diego Fabbri (theatre) opens.

21st century

• 2009 – Local election [it] held; Roberto Balzani becomes mayor.
• 2013 – Population: 116,029.
• 2014 – Davide Drei becomes mayor.
• 2019 – Gian Luca Zattini becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Forlì [it]
• List of mayors of Forlì
• List of bishops of Forli
• History of Romagna [it] region

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:

• Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
• Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
• Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza

References

1. Domenico 2002.
2. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
3. ^ Davisson 2004.
4. ^ Britannica 1910.
5. "Vai Gli Ottocento anni della piazza di Forlì: 1212-2012" (in Italian). Comune di Forlì. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
6. Elbogen 1903.
7. ^ Treccani 1932.
8. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Forli". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
9. "(Comune: Forlì)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [Registry of Italian Libraries] (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
10. "Leading Libraries of the World: Italy". American Library Annual. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1916. pp. 475–477.
11. "Musei e Gallerie". Forli cultura (in Italian). Comune di Forlì. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
12. Annuario statistico delle città italiane (in Italian), Florence: Alfani e Venturi, 1908
13. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
14. "Archivio di Stato di Forlì-Cesena" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2017.
15. "Archivio di Stato di Forlì". Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani (in Italian). Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
16. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Misplaced Pages.

Bibliography

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) . "Forum Livii". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq.
• Ismar Elbogen (1903), "Forli", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 5, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282276{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• "Forli", Central Italy and Rome: Handbook for Travellers (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1909, OCLC 423237
• Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Forlì" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). p. 666.
• Roy Domenico (2002). "Emilia Romagna: Forli/Cesena". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 88+. ISBN 0313307334.
• Darrell D. Davisson (2004). "Forlì". In Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.). Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 361+. ISBN 0415939291.

in Italian

• Leone Cobelli (1874). Cronache forlivesi. (Written in 15th century)
• Andrea Bernardi (1897). Giuseppe Mazzatinti (ed.). Cronache Forlivesi dal 1476 al 1517. (Written in 16th century)
• Paolo Bonoli (1661). Historia della città di Forlì.
• Q. Marchesi. Supplemento istorico dell'antica città di Forlì, 1678
• Guida per la città di Forlì. Casali. 1838.
• Iscrizioni nella città di Forli e suo territorio dall'anno 1180 al 1800. Casali. 1849.
• "Forlì". Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). Vol. 9 (6th ed.). Turin: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. 1880. hdl:2027/uc1.c2649807.
• Carlo Lozzi (1886). "Storie de'Municipii: Forlì". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). Vol. 1. Imola. OCLC 12117233.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (Bibliography)
• Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Forlì". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante.
• Brando Brandi (1892). L'archivio storico del comune di Forli. Rome.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• E. Calzini and G. Mazzatinti. Guida di Forlì, 1893
• E. Casadei. Forlì e dintorni, Società Tipografica Forlivese, 1928
• "Forli", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1932
• Storia di Forlì, Nuova Alfa Editoriale, 1989 (3 volumes)

External links

• "Comune di Forlì". IBC Archivi (in Italian). Bologna: Istituto per i beni artistici, culturali e naturali della Regione Emilia-Romagna. (Information about Forlì city archives)
• Items related to Forlì, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Forlì, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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