Castelvetro di Modena

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Castelvetro di Modena
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Castelvetro di Modena (Italy)
Castelvetro di Modena
Country Italy
region Emilia-Romagna
province Modena  (MO)
Local name Castelvêder
Coordinates 44 ° 30 '  N , 10 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 30 '24 "  N , 10 ° 56' 50"  E
height 152  m slm
surface 49.49 km²
Residents 11,311 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 229 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 41014
prefix 059
ISTAT number 036008
Popular name Castelvetresi
Patron saint Senesius and Theopompus (May 21)
Website Castelvetro di Modena

Castelvetro di Modena is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 15 kilometers south of Modena and about 32 kilometers west of Bologna .

economy

Castelvertro is particularly well-known as the growing area for Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro rosso , a Lambrusco that is protected under its Designation of Origin (DOC). The balsamic vinegar from the province of Modena, which is protected by competition law, is also produced here.

Community partnerships

In 1984, Castelvetro di Modena maintains an intra-Italian partnership with the municipality of Castelfidardo in the province of Ancona and, since 2002, a partnership with the French municipality of Montlouis-sur-Loire in the Indre-et-Loire department .

Web links

Commons : Castelvetro di Modena  - 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.