Castelvetro di Modena (
Modenese: ) is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Modena
The Province of Modena ( it, Provincia di Modena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.
It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 ''comuni'' (singular: ''co ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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region
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
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, located about west of
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...
and about south of
Modena.
Geography
The municipality borders with
Castelnuovo Rangone,
Formigine Formigine ( Modenese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. As of 2007, Formigine had an estimated population of 31,643.
History
Formigine originates from the foundation of its castle in 1201 by the Comune of ...
,
Maranello
Maranello ( Modenese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy, 18 km from Modena, with a population of 17,504 as of 2017. It is known worldwide as the home of Ferrari and the Formula 1 rac ...
,
Marano sul Panaro
Marano sul Panaro ( Modenese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about south of Modena.
Marano sul Panaro borders the following municipalities: Cas ...
,
Spilamberto,
Serramazzoni
Serramazzoni ( Serramazzonese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Modena.
Serramazzoni borders the following municipalities: Fior ...
and
Vignola
Vignola (Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese: ; Bolognese dialect, Bolognese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna), Italy.
Its economy is based on agriculture, especially fruit farming, but there are also mechani ...
.
It counts the hamlets (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') of Ca' di Sola, Ca' Gatti, Ca' Montanari, Casa Re, Levizzano Rangone, Madonna di Puianello, Sant'Eusebio, Settecani and Solignano Nuovo.
Main sights
*Six medieval towers in the historic center
*Sanctuary of Puianello
*Castle of Levizzano Rangone
*Oratory of St Michael, also at Levizzano Rangone
*
Santi Senesio e Teopompo - church rebuilt in 1907 in neo-gothic style
Gallery
Personalities
*
Giovanni Muzzioli (1854–1894), painter
Twin towns
*
Castelfidardo
Castelfidardo (Marchigiano: ''Castello'') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.
It is remembered for a Piedmontese victory over an army composed of foreign volunteers defending th ...
, Italy, since 1984
*
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Montlouis-sur-Loire (, literally ''Montlouis on Loire'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It was mentioned in the 6th century as ''vicus montis Laudiacensis'' by Gregory of Tours.
Population
Events
Since 1987, ...
, France, since 2002
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
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