Castelfranco Emilia

Castelfranco Emilia
Comune
Comune di Castelfranco Emilia
Villa Sorra
Coat of arms
Location of Castelfranco Emilia
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Coordinates: 44°35′48″N 11°03′10″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 [1]
• Total	102.51 km^2 (39.58 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	32,613
• Density	320/km^2 (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

• 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

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.  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.