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Santa Sofia

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

4,030inhabitants
257metres above sea level
148.9km² of land
47018postcode

Useful numbers in Santa Sofia

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

    800 118 009

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

    Places and hours

  • Health and emergencies in Santa Sofia

    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 Morgagni-Pierantoni30.2 km as the crow flies · Forlì · Via Carlo Forlanini 34

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    • Ospedale "Sacra Famiglia"31 km as the crow flies · Novafeltria

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  • Town hall of Santa Sofia

    0543 974516 Switchboard

    Piazza Matteotti,1

    Mayor: Ilaria Marianini

    Town website

  • Postcode and dialling code

    Postcode 47018

    Dialling code 0543

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

  • Post offices 2

    • Poste Italiane

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    • Poste ItalianeVia della Foresta 16

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  • Police stations 5

    • CarabinieriStrada Campigna 6

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    • CarabinieriVia della Madonna 20

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    • CarabinieriVia Nuova 10

      0543 980025Map

    • Carabinieri ForestaliCarabinieri · Via San Martino 6

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    • Protezione CivilePolice

      Map

  • Pharmacies 2

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

    • FarmaciaPiazza Giacomo Matteotti 1

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    • Farmacia

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  • Vets

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

    None in this town: the nearest one is in a neighbouring town.

Santa Sofia in numbers

Official open data: the source is under every number.

4,030inhabitantsISTAT
148.9km² of landWikidata
27people per km²our calculation
257metres above sea levelWikidata
2,926cars owned by residentsACI, 2025
726cars per 1,000 peopleACI, 2025
489motorbikesACI, 2025
3,894vehicles in all, lorries includedACI, 2025
95named streets and squaresOpenStreetMap
12places to stayOpenStreetMap
25places to eat and drinkOpenStreetMap
2petrol stationsOpenStreetMap
2EV charging pointsOpenStreetMap
3playgroundsOpenStreetMap
14churches and places of worshipOpenStreetMap

The locals are called santasofiesi in Italian.

Patron saint: Saint Lucy.

Twinned with: Puente La Reina – Gares.

Santa Sofia on Wikipedia

What to see and do in Santa Sofia

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

Monuments and places 7

The whole list
  • Belvedere del BertoneViewpoint
  • Chiesa Di SopraViewpoint
  • Cippo ai PartigianiMemorial
  • Cippo ai PartigianiMemorial
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  • Cippo ai PartigianiMemorial
  • monumento ai caduti - Aeritalia F-104SMemorial

Museums and exhibitions 4

The whole list
  • Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea Vero Stoppioni

    Santa Sofia

    Santa Sofia's civic gallery with the works of the Campigna Prize, which brings contemporary Italian painters and sculptors to the valley.

    Public Paid entry Modern and contemporary art Art

    Official site Open on the map

  • Galleria d'arte Vero StoppioniMuseum
  • Museo del ParcoMuseum
  • Museo forestale di CampignaMuseum

Castles and fortresses 2

The whole list
  • Castellaccio di CorniolinoCastle
  • Rocca di SpinelloCastle

Theatres, cinemas and libraries 2

  • Galleria d' arte Vero StoppioniArts centre
  • Teatro ComunaleTheatre

Parks and gardens 5

  • Giardino Botanico di ValbonellaGarden
  • Giardino Botanico di ValbonellaGarden
  • Parco FluvialePark
  • Parco Fluviale Giorgio ZanniboniPark
  • Parco ottava brigata GaribaldiPark

Tour guides 4

The whole list
  • AmaParco, centri visita del Parco e IDRO RidracoliThe network that runs the visitor centres of the Foreste Casentinesi National Park on the Romagna side (Santa Sofia, Premilcuore, Tredozio) and IDRO, the ecomuseum of the Ridracoli dam: hikes, visits inside the dam and e-bike tours.
  • Cooperativa In QuieteA cooperative of nature and hiking guides from Pratovecchio Stia, recommended by the park: treks in the Casentino forests, autumn colours, the red deer rut, wolf howling and walks in the villages.
  • OROSA cooperative from Badia Prataglia that works with the park: hikes in the forests, evenings at the park's planetarium in Stia and visits to the villages of the Casentino.
  • Gli Amici dell'AsinoAn association from the Casentino that leads walks in the park, also with donkeys that suit families: chestnut picking, the red deer rut and outings on the trail of the wolf.

Tourist offices 2

  • Tourist information office
  • Pro Loco Corniolo - CampignaTourist information office · Via della Foresta 12

Getting to Santa Sofia

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

Book with Romagna Transfer

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.