Campogalliano

Campogalliano
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Campgajàn
Coordinates	44 ° 40 ′  N , 10 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  E
height	43  m slm
surface	35.19 km²
Residents	8,724 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	248 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41011
prefix	059
ISTAT number	036003
Popular name	Campogallianesi
Patron saint	Ursula of Cologne
Website	Campogalliano

Campogalliano is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 8724 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about nine kilometers northwest of Modena and about 16 kilometers east of Reggio nell'Emilia . The municipality belonged to the Uninone della Terre d'Argine and borders directly on the province of Reggio Emilia .

history

The early settlement by Celts and Gauls (Latin for the region north of the Rubicon: Gallia cisalpina ) gave the current place and the community their name as a field of the Gauls .

The place first gained importance in the 16th century when the castle was built.

Economy and Transport

Piazza Castello

Campogalliano is located in the triangle between the A1 autostrada ( Milan - Bologna - Rome - Naples ) and the A22 autostrada (Modena - Verona - Bolzano; Brenner motorway ).

The company Bugatti Automobili established a production site here.

Personalities

• Alberto Braglia (1883–1954), Olympic champion in gymnastics (1908, 1912)

Trivia

The unique Museum of Scales is located in Campogalliano .

Web links

Commons : Campogalliano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.