Finale Emilia

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Finale Emilia

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Comune di Finale Emilia

The town hall in 1976.

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Finale Emilia (Emilia-Romagna)

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Coordinates: 44°50′N 11°17′E﻿ / ﻿44.833°N 11.283°E﻿ / 44.833; 11.283
Country| Italy
Region| Emilia-Romagna
Province| Modena (MO)
Frazioni| Massa Finalese, Canaletto, Reno Finalese, Casumaro
Government

• Mayor| Sandro Palazzi
Area

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• Total

| 105.13 km2 (40.59 sq mi)
Elevation

| 15 m (49 ft)
Population

(31 August 2017[2])[3]

• Total

| 15,573
• Density| 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym| Finalesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

41034

Dialing code| 0535
Patron saint| Saint Zeno of Verona
Saint day| 8 September
Website| Official website

Finale Emilia (Finalese: Al Finàl; Modenese: Al Finèl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena, in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bologna and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Modena.

Finale was struck by an earthquake on 20 May 2012, which destroyed or damaged several historical structures, such as the Torre dei Modenesi (a clock tower), and most of both the local castle and cathedral.

## Main sights

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* Torre dei Modenesi (remains)
* Castello delle Rocche, also known as Rocca Estense, built in 1402 by will of Niccolò III of Este, marquis of Ferrara. It has a quadrangular plan with for towers and a central keep (originally built by Boniface III of Tuscany in medieval times). It is currently under restoration after the 2012 earthquake.

## Twin towns

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* Grézieu-la-Varenne, France
* Villa Sant'Angelo, Italy
* Formigine, Italy

## People

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* Jean-Baptiste Ventura (1794–1858) - general in Punjab Kingdom
* Gregorio Agnini (1856–1945) - founder member of Italian Socialist Party
* Giuseppe Pederiali (1937–2013) - writer

## References

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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. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

## External links

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* Official website
* News on Finale Emilia
* "Finale Nell'Emilia" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

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