Castelfranco Emilia

Town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Castelfranco Emilia

Comune

Comune di Castelfranco Emilia

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Castelfranco Emilia (Emilia-Romagna)

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Coordinates: 44°35′48″N 11°03′10″E﻿ / ﻿44.59667°N 11.05278°E﻿ / 44.59667; 11.05278
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

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• Total| 102.51 km2 (39.58 sq mi)
Elevation

| 42 m (138 ft)
Population

(30 June 2017)[2]

• Total| 32,613
• Density| 320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Demonym| 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. Near the town, on 14 April 43 BC, Octavian and Hirtius defeated Mark Antony in a battle during the War of Mutina.[3][4] The village never gained prominence in ancient times. While it was included in the Tabula Peutingeriana, it was omitted from all other Roman road itineraries.[5]

A fortress was built just outside the town in 1628-34 by Pope Urban VIII as a northern defensive bastion for the Papal States. By the late 19th century, the fortress had been converted to a prison.[3] 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 Assumption of the Virgin by Guido Reni.

## People[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Marktredwitz, Germany, since 1997

## Sources[edit]

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Castelfranco nell' Emilia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 471.
4. ^ Golden, Gregory K (2013). Crisis management during the Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press. pp. 198–99. ISBN 978-1-107-05590-2. OCLC 842919750.
5. ^ Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Forum Gallorum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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Emilia-Romagna * Comuni of the Province of Modena

* Bastiglia
* Bomporto
* Campogalliano
* Camposanto
* Carpi
* Castelfranco Emilia
* Castelnuovo Rangone
* Castelvetro di Modena
* Cavezzo
* Concordia sulla Secchia
* Fanano
* Finale Emilia
* Fiorano Modenese
* Fiumalbo
* Formigine
* Frassinoro
* Guiglia
* Lama Mocogno
* Maranello
* Marano sul Panaro
* Medolla
* Mirandola
* Modena
* Montecreto
* Montefiorino
* Montese
* Nonantola
* Novi di Modena
* Palagano
* Pavullo nel Frignano
* Pievepelago
* Polinago
* Prignano sulla Secchia
* Ravarino
* Riolunato
* San Cesario sul Panaro
* San Felice sul Panaro
* San Possidonio
* San Prospero
* Sassuolo
* Savignano sul Panaro
* Scandiano
* Serramazzoni
* Sestola
* Soliera
* Spilamberto
* Vignola
* Zocca

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