Cavezzo (Modena)

Cavezzo
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Cavez
Coordinates	44 ° 50 '  N , 11 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 '19 "  N , 11 ° 2' 2"  E
height	22  m slm
surface	26 km²
Residents	7,007 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	270 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41032
prefix	0535
ISTAT number	036009
Popular name	Cavezzesi
Patron saint	Aegidius (September 1st)
Website	www.comune.modena.it

Cavezzo is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 7007 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 23 kilometers north-northeast of Modena . The western border of the municipality forms the Secchia . The Cavezzo is part of the Unione dei comuni modenesi dell'Area Nord .

traffic

To the east of the municipality, Strada Statale 12 dell'Abetone e del Brennero runs from Modena in a northerly direction to Verona . The former Strada Statale 468 di Correggio (today: Provincial Road) from Reggio nell'Emilia continues here to Mirabello . The narrow-gauge railway (950 mm gauge) from Modena to Mirandola and Finale Emilia stopped in Cavezzo until 1964, when the line was completely closed.

2012 earthquake

Damage after the 2012 earthquake

Several buildings collapsed in Cavezzo and Carpi during the 2012 earthquake .

Personalities

• Nino Borsari (1911–1996), cyclist and Olympic champion
• Antonio Delfini (1907–1963), writer, grew up in Cavezzo

Web links

Commons : Cavezzo  - 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.
2. ↑ Number of deaths after earthquake in Italy continues to rise - NZZ of May 29, 2012