Sorbara

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Sorbara
Country Italy
region Emilia-Romagna
province Modena  (MO)
local community Bomporto
Coordinates 44 ° 45 '  N , 11 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 45 '1 "  N , 11 ° 0' 26"  E
height 25  m slm
Residents 3,800 (2014)
Telephone code 059 CAP 41030

Sorbara is an Italian village in the municipality of Bomporto in the Emilia-Romagna region . It is located at an altitude of about 25  m slm about 3.4 kilometers northwest of Bomporto. On July 2, 1084 , near Sorbara, the battle between the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and the papal army under Mathilde von Canossa broke out . The place is named after the battle of Sorbara , as well as for the wine Lambrusco di Sorbara .