Castelnuovo Rangone

Castelnuovo Rangone
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Castelnóv
Coordinates	44 ° 33 '  N , 10 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 '0 "  N , 10 ° 56' 0"  E
height	76  m slm
surface	22.61 km²
Residents	15,097 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	668 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41051
prefix	059
ISTAT number	036007
Popular name	Castelnovesi
Patron saint	Celestine I. (April 6th)
Website	Castelnuovo Rangone

Castelnuovo Rangone is a northern Italian municipality (comune) with 15,097 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 13 kilometers south-southeast of Modena and about 32 kilometers west-northwest of Bologna . Together with the municipalities of Castelvetro di Modena , Savignano sul Panaro , Spilamberto and Vignola , it forms the Unione Terre di Castelli .

history

Castelnuovo Rangone was first mentioned in 1025 in a deed of donation from Ingone, Bishop of Asti . At the end of the 14th century, the Margrave of Ferrara enfeoffed the Rangoni family with the lands.

Community partnerships

Castelnuovo Rangone has a partnership with the Swiss municipality of Suhr in the canton of Aargau .

Economy and Transport

Castelnuovo Rangone train station

Castelnuovo Rangone is an important location for the (pork) meat industry. The A1 Autostrada runs north from Milan towards the Adriatic Sea .

Personalities

• Walter Villa (1943–2002), motorcycle racer

Web links

Commons : Castelnuovo Rangone  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unione terre di castelle

Individual evidence

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