Scandiano (
Reggiano: ) is a town and ''
comune
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'' in
Emilia-Romagna
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, in the northeast part of the country of
Italy
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, near the city of
Reggio nell'Emilia and the
Secchia river. It had a population of 25,663 as of 31 December 2016.
History
The current residential settlement was founded by one Gilberto Fogliani in 1262 with the construction of the
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
around which some houses developed. Initially built for defensive purposes, it was later transformed into a seigneurial mansion by the Boiardo family (1423–1560) and later into a Renaissance palace by the Marquis Thiene (1565–1623), the Bentivoglio (1623–45) and
princes of Este (1645–1796).
Since the 1960s, the town has been an important centre for the production of tiles, connected to the district of
Sassuolo.
Title
As a titular
Duke of Modena, the current holder of the title of "Marquis of Scandiano" would be
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este.
People
Natives of Scandiano are:
* Poet
Matteo Maria Boiardo
Matteo Maria Boiardo (, ; 144019/20 December 1494) was an Italian Renaissance poet, best known for his epic poem ''Orlando innamorato''.
Early life
Boiardo was born in 1440, (1440-1494), whose family ruled Scandiano in the fifteenth century;
* Biologist
Lazzaro Spallanzani
Lazzaro Spallanzani (; 12 January 1729 – 11 February 1799) was an Italian Catholic priest (for which he was nicknamed Abbé Spallanzani), biologist and physiologist who made important contributions to the experimental study of bodily function ...
, who lived in the eighteenth century.
* Politician
Romano Prodi
Romano Antonio Prodi (; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician, economist, academic, senior civil servant, and business executive who served as the tenth president of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. He served twice as Pr ...
, who served as
Prime minister of Italy
The Prime Minister of Italy, officially the President of the Council of Ministers ( it, link=no, Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri), is the head of government of the Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is ...
from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008.
* Medical scientist, oncologist and semiotician
Giorgio Prodi
Giorgio Prodi (August 12, 1928, Scandiano, Italy – December 4, 1987, Bologna, Italy) was an Italian medical scientist, oncologist and semiotician.
He studied medicine and chemistry at the University of Bologna. From 1958, he taught general pat ...
.
* Photographer
Luigi Ghirri.
Twin towns
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Blansko,
Czech Republic
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, since 1964
*
Tubize,
Belgium
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, since 1975
*
Almansa,
Spain
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, since 1989
References
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
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