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Colli Bolognesi
Monuments and places of interest
The territory of the Colli Bolognesi presents admirable and interesting places. Even recognized by UNESCO for their importance and uniqueness
Casalecchio lock
The Chiusa di Casalecchio di Reno is the oldest hydraulic system in Europe still in use, used continuously and uninterrupted, in fact for eight hundred years it has governed the waters of the river Reno and through the canal system it has provided the city of Bologna and the entire the Bolognese plain that motive energy that made the territory flourishing.
The lock was built in 1208 and rebuilt in 1567 based on a design by Vignola (Jacopo Barozzi), and still remains a wonderful testimony of the hydraulic engineering of the time.
La Chiusa is located almost in the middle of the course of the Rhine, that is 83 kilometers from the source (which is on Monte delle Piastre, in Pruneta, 900 meters above sea level) and 128 kilometers from Torre di Primaro, where the river flows into the Adriatic .
It is 160.45 m long, on average 35.45 m wide, with a slip of 34.55 m and a drop of 8.25 m.
This hydraulic monument has also assumed a symbolic value of equal strength and importance: at the end of 2010 it was in fact included in the list of the UNESCO 2000-2010 program of the Messenger Heritage of a Culture of Peace for young people.
For more information on the Lock and the initiatives related to it, you can consult the website of the Consortia of the Reno and Savena canals in Bologna: www.consorzireno-savena.it/
The Chiusa, being linked to the history of Bologna relating to silk processing, is located along the "Via della lana e della silk" (see page Itineraries on foot )
Observatory Felsina
The "Felsina" Astronomical Observatory is located in CÃ Antinori in the Municipality of Monte San Pietro , between Medelana and Montepastore, in a strategic position which dominates the entire middle of the Bolognese Apennines: towards the east you can see the dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Loiano, while to the south the large propellers of the Monte Galletto wind farm are visible and the view sweeps up to the peaks of Corno alle Scale.
A privileged position for observing the sky, research activities and the practice of astrophotography.
The Observatory was inaugurated on 19 June 1999 and is managed by the Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi which open it to the public according to an annual calendar. in particular
in the summer to show adults and children the wonders of the sky.
For more information on activities and events, you can consult the website of the Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi (AAB): www.associazioneastrofilibolognesi.it/ observatorio/