Castelvetro di Modena
Castelvetro di Modena | |
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| Comune di Castelvetro di Modena | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Modena (MO) |
| Frazioni | Ca' di Sola, Ca' Gatti, Ca' Montanari, Casa Re, Levizzano Rangone, Madonna di Puianello, Sant'Eusebio, Settecani, Solignano Nuovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabio Franceschini |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.78 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 11,220 |
| • Density | 225.4/km2 (583.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Castelvetresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41014 |
| Dialing code | 059 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Tenesio and Teopompo |
| Saint day | May 21 |
| Website | Official website |
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Castelvetro di Modena (Modenese: Castelvêder) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Bologna and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Modena.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The municipality borders Castelnuovo Rangone, Formigine, Maranello, Marano sul Panaro, Spilamberto, Serramazzoni and Vignola.[2] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Ca' di Sola, Ca' Gatti, Ca' Montanari, Casa Re, Levizzano Rangone, Madonna di Puianello, Sant'Eusebio, Settecani and Solignano Nuovo.
Main sights
[edit | edit source]- 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
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The clock tower
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The castle of Levizzano
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Personalities
[edit | edit source]- Celestino Cavedoni
- Giovanni Muzzioli (1854–1894), painter
Twin towns
[edit | edit source]- Italy Castelfidardo, Italy, since 1984
- France Montlouis-sur-Loire, France, since 2002
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ 43208 Castelvetro di Modena on OpenStreetMap
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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