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Medicina

All you need to know about Medicina: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.

16,625inhabitants
25metres above sea level
159.1km² of land
40059postcode

Useful numbers in Medicina

Save them on your phone before you leave: tap a number to call.

  • Emergencies

    112

    One number for every emergency: police, fire brigade and ambulance. Free, works with no credit, and they also answer in English.

    The old numbers 113 (police), 115 (fire brigade) and 118 (ambulance) still work: they all reach the same 112 centre.

  • Out-of-hours doctor

    800 040 050

    For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Imola.

    Places and hours

  • Health and emergencies in Medicina

    Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.

    Health and emergencies

  • Emergency room

    • Ospedale di Budrio10.6 km as the crow flies · Budrio

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    • Ospedale di Imola "Santa Maria della Scaletta"13.7 km as the crow flies · Imola

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  • Town hall of Medicina

    Via Della Liberta numero 103

    Mayor: Matteo Montanari

    Town website

  • Postcode and dialling code

    Postcode 40059

    Dialling code 051

    From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.

  • Post offices 3

    • Poste Italiane

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    • Poste Italiane

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    • Poste Italiane

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  • Police stations 3

    • CarabinieriCarabinieri

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    • Comando Tenenza Carabinieri MedicinaCarabinieri · Via Aurelio Saffi 97

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    • Polizia MunicipaleLocal police · Via della Resistenza 166

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  • Pharmacies 5

    The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.

    • Farmacia ComunaleVia Giovanni Fornasini 6

      051 851120Map

    • Corte ArgentesiVia Orlando Argentesi 23a

      051 6970661Map

    • PanciottoVia Sant'Antonio 7581a

      051 854545Map

    • Farmacia Comunale di Villa FontanaVia Ercole Dalla Valle 30, Villa Fontana

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    • Parafarmacia Medipharma

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  • Vets 2

    For a pet that falls ill on holiday. Call before you go.

    • Ambulatorio veterinario

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    • VillavetPiazza Gaetano Bersani 24, Villa Fontana

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Medicina in numbers

Official open data: the source is under every number.

16,625inhabitantsISTAT
159.1km² of landWikidata
104people per km²our calculation
25metres above sea levelWikidata
11,493cars owned by residentsACI, 2025
691cars per 1,000 peopleACI, 2025
1,814motorbikesACI, 2025
15,078vehicles in all, lorries includedACI, 2025
205named streets and squaresOpenStreetMap
15.2km of cycle lanesOpenStreetMap
4places to stayOpenStreetMap
30places to eat and drinkOpenStreetMap
4petrol stationsOpenStreetMap
7EV charging pointsOpenStreetMap
7playgroundsOpenStreetMap
13schoolsOpenStreetMap
15churches and places of worshipOpenStreetMap

The locals are called medicinesi in Italian.

Patron saint: Saint Lucy.

Twinned with: Škofja Loka.

Born in Medicina

  • Giacomo BulgarelliItalian footballer (1940-2009) · 1940

    Wikipedia

Medicina on Wikipedia

What to see and do in Medicina

First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.

Monuments and places 6

The whole list
  • Antica fontana artesianaMonument

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  • Celletta dei PuttiMemorial

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  • Centro Visite "Marcello Ceccarelli"Attraction · Via Fiorentina 3403

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  • Giardini delle città gemelleMemorial

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  • Lotta di liberazione nazionale 1943÷1945Memorial

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  • Monumento alla ResistenzaMemorial

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Museums and exhibitions 1

The whole list
  • Museo Civico di MedicinaMuseum

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Castles and fortresses 5

The whole list
  • Casa con torretta in via PillioCastle

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  • Casa GhelliCastle

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  • Palazzo del PodestàCastle

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  • Palazzo ex PartenotrofioCastle

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  • Palazzo MarsigliCastle

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Churches 10

  • Chiesa dell'AssuntaPlace of worship

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  • chiesa di San Francesco e Sant'Anna degli OsservantiPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Mamante MartirePlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Michele ArcangeloPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Sant'AntonioPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santa Croce e San MichelePlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunziata di BudaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santa Maria GorettiPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santa Maria in GardaPlace of worship

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  • Santissima TrinitàPlace of worship

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Theatres, cinemas and libraries 3

  • Biblioteca comunaleLibrary · Via Pillio 1

    WebsiteMap

  • Magazzino verdeTheatre

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  • Sala del Suffragio - Teatro di MedicinaTheatre · Via Libertà 60

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Parks and gardens 9

  • Cortile della LegalitàGarden

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  • Giardini della pioggiaGarden

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  • Giardini MedicinesiPark

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  • Giardino Iqbal MasihPark

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  • Parco della QuerciaPark

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  • Parco delle MondinePark

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  • Parco di Villa MariaPark

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  • Parco Monsignor Francesco Saverio BinPark

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  • Parco via Ilaria AlpiPark

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Stay and eat in Medicina

The full lists, with the website and the map of every place.

Where to stay in MedicinaImola and surroundings4 places to stayWhere to eat in MedicinaImola and surroundings30 places to eat

Getting to Medicina

A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.

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Other towns in the area

Sources: population ISTAT; phone, address and mayor from the Italian public administration index; vehicles ACI; businesses ISTAT; saints, twin towns and people Wikidata; places and services OpenStreetMap. Found a mistake? The right number is always the one on the official site. Lists from OpenStreetMap, read on 3 October 2026.

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