Concordia sulla Secchia

Concordia sulla Secchia
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Cuncordia
Coordinates	44 ° 55 '  N , 10 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '0 "  N , 10 ° 58' 0"  E
height	22  m slm
surface	41 km²
Residents	8,302 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	202 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41033
prefix	0535
ISTAT number	036010
Popular name	Concordiesi
Patron saint	Paul of Tarsus (January 25th)
Website	Concordia sulla Secchia

The municipality

Concordia sulla Secchia is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 8302 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 31 kilometers north-northeast of Modena on the Secchia , a small tributary of the Po . Concordia sulla Secchia borders directly on the province of Mantua ( Lombardy ). The municipality was part of the Unione dei comuni modenesi dell'Area Nord .

history

Since the beginning of the 14th century, Concordia sulla Secchia was under the rule of the nobles Mirandolas, a few kilometers east of Concordia. The Pico family determined events in and around Concordia for several centuries. In 1510 Concordia was destroyed by the troops of Pope Julius II .

On May 29, 2012, the place was hit by a severe earthquake. It partially destroyed the church, as well as the town hall and all historical buildings in the center.

Personalities

• Carlo Campogalliani (1885–1974), director and screenwriter

traffic

The former station on the line from Mirandola to Rolo never really went into operation.

Web links

Commons : Concordia sulla Secchia  - 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.