Riolunato

Riolunato
Comune
Comune di Riolunato
Coat of arms
Location of Riolunato
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Coordinates: 44°14′N 10°39′E / 44.233°N 10.650°E / 44.233; 10.650
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Modena (MO)
Frazioni	Serpiano, Castello, Groppo, Castellino di Brocco, Centocroci.
Government
• Mayor	Daniela Contri
Area [1]
• Total	45.2 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
Population  (31 May 2007[3])[2]
• Total	734
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	41020
Dialing code	0536
Patron saint	James, son of Zebedee
Saint day	25 July
Website	http://www.comune.riolunato.mo.it/

Riolunato (Riolunatese: Ardodlà) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Bologna and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Modena. It is overlooked from the south by the Monte Cimone. Its fraction Le Polle, about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) high, is one of the most important stations in the Monte Cimone Ski resort.

Riolunato borders the following municipalities: Fiumalbo, Frassinoro, Lama Mocogno, Montecreto, Palagano, Pievepelago, Sestola.

Traditions[]

"Maggio delle Ragazze" (May of the girls). The event takes place every three years in two different moments. The first during the night between 30 April and 1 May, the second usually the second Sunday of May. During the first part the young men of the village sing traditional refrains (hymns to spring and youth) in order to wish a good season of prosperity and happiness.

Twin towns[]

• Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

See also[]

• Groppo (Riolunato)

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Riolunato at Wikimedia Commons