Casalecchio di Reno

Casalecchio di Reno (Bolognese: ) is a town and "comune" in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
History.
Casalecchio's name is derived from "Casaliculum" ("collection of little houses"), and from the presence of the Reno River. The site has archaeological treasures dating from the Paleolithic and Villanovan eras; Celtic and Etruscan remains have also been found. This is the site of the Celtic city of Casalecchio, one of the few exclusively Celtic settlements of Northern Italy or Cisalpine Gaul. It likely belonged to the Celtic tribe of the Boii, who settled this area around 400 BC.
The Battle of Casalecchio took place here on 26 June 1402. Casalecchio was heavily damaged by Allied bombers during World War II.
On 6 December 1990, an MB-326 military jet of the Italian Air Force crashed into the Gaetano Salvemini Technical Institute, a high school, killing twelve students and injuring 88 other students and staff. The aircraft had been abandoned minutes earlier by its pilot following an on-board fire.
Economy.
The commune has the headquarters of the cooperative Coop.
International relations.
Casalecchio di Reno is twinned with: