Castelfranco Emilia
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Castelfranco Emilia | |
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Comune di Castelfranco Emilia | |
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Castelfranco Emilia Location of Castelfranco Emilia in Italy | |
Coordinates: 44°35′48″N 11°03′10″E / 44.59667°N 11.05278°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province | Modena (MO) |
Frazioni | Casale California, Cavazzona, Gaggio, Madonna della Provvidenza, Manzolino, Panzano, Piumazzo, Rastellino, Recovato, Riolo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni Gargano (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 102.51 km2 (39.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Population (30 June 2017)[3] | |
• Total | 32,613 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Castelfranchesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 41013 |
Dialing code | 059 |
Patron saint | Donnino |
Saint day | September 8 |
Website | Official website |
Castelfranco Emilia (Western Bolognese: Castèl; Modenese: Castèlfrànc) is a town and comune in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, north-central Italy. The town lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bologna.
Castelfranco either occupies or lies near the site of the ancient Forum Gallorum, a place on the Via Aemilia between Modena and Bologna, where in 43 BC Octavian and Hirtius defeated Mark Antony.[4] In 1861 it was joined with the former comune of Piumazzo.
This town is home of the tortellini, a typical Italian food. In this region lambrusco wine is also produced. The church of Santa Maria Assunta houses a picture of the Assumption of Mary by Guido Reni. Castelfranco has also a fortress built in 1628–34 by Urban VIII as a northern defensive bastion for the Papal States.
People[]
- Alfonsina Strada, the only woman ever to compete in the male Giro d'Italia (1924)
- Valerio Massimo Manfredi, historian, archaeologist and journalist (1943)
- Cécile Kyenge, Italian-Congolese politician and current Member of the European Parliament (1983)
Twin towns[]
- Marktredwitz, Germany, since 1997
Sources[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Castelfranco nell' Emilia". Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 471. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
- Municipalities of the Province of Modena
- Emilia-Romagna geography stubs