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.

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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 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(s)	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 either occupies or lies near the site of the ancient Forum Gallorum, a place on the Via Aemilia between Modena and Bologna, where in 43 BC Octavian and Hirtius defeated Mark Antony.[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 a picture of the Assumption of Mary by Guido Reni. Castelfranco has also a fortress built in 1628–34 by Urban VIII as a northern defensive bastion for the Papal States.

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

На других языках

[es] Castelfranco Emilia

[ru] Кастельфранко-Эмилия