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The tomb ofBenito Mussolini is a tourist destination in Predappio.
From its origins (possiblyRoman) until the 1920s, Predappio was a rural town of modest size, situated on the hills of Forlì.Augustus divided Italy into eleven provinces and Predappio was within the sixth province. It is believed that the town name derives from the installation in those locations of an ancient Roman family: theAppi. The town was accordingly namedPraesidium Domini Appi, abbreviated toPre.DiAppi.
Historically, the town developed around the medieval castle, looking down the valley. Along the valley, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Predappio, the town was known asDovia (probably a corruption of the localRoman roadDuo Via, Two-Way).[3]
Benito Mussolini was born in Predappio in 1883. After alandslide hit the town in the winter of 1923/24 and left many people homeless, the government decided to build a bigger, more prestigious township to celebrate the birthplace of Mussolini, following the architectural dictates of the emergingFascist Italy. Along with the nearby town ofForlì, Predappio was given the title ofLa Città delDuce ("The City of the Leader"), after the title taken by Mussolini as Italian dictator.
In April 2009, the town council banned the sale of fascist souvenirs.[7] In 2014, MayorGiorgio Frassineti announced plans to build in the town "a museum dedicated to the history of fascism".[8] The mayor, who was standing for re-election as a member of the centre-leftDemocratic Party, stated that the aim of the council's decision was to have people remember a "fundamental piece of [Italian] history" so that "Predappio would become a place for reflection – cutting the town from the hands of those who want to misuse it."[8] As of early 2016, the museum's construction was still pending, but sale of fascist souvenirs was again permitted in the town.[9]
In 2019,Brothers of Italy-backedRoberto Canali was elected as mayor of Predappio, ending the more than 70 years of left-wing rule in Predappio.[10] On 24 July 2019, Canali announced plans to open Mussolini's crypt to the public all year round. Canali said that he wanted to promote the tomb as a tourist attraction to boost the local economy.[11][12]
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