Forli, capital of the province of the same name in Italy, situated at the foot of the Apennines, in a pleasant and fertile plain, 40 miles S.E. of Bologna by rail, is a well-built and handsome city. Of the churches the cathedral, S. Girolamo, and S. Mercuriale are the most notable. In these and in the city gallery are some of the best pictures of Cignani, Guido, Melozzo, Guercino, and others. The citadel, founded in 1361, is now used as a prison. There are manufactures of silk, shoes, hats, and cloth. Forli (the ancient Forum Livii) is said to have been founded by Livius Salinator, after his victory over Hasdrubal, on the Metaurus, 207 B.C. In the middle ages it formed a republic, and during the subsequent struggles of the Guelphs and Ghibellines frequently changed its rulers. In 1860 Forli, which had been incorporated in the
States of the Church since the time of Pope Julius II., became Italian. Pop. 44,400.