Fanano

Fanano
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Fanân
Coordinates	44 ° 13 '  N , 10 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 12 '44 "  N , 10 ° 47' 50"  E
height	640  m slm
surface	89.92 km²
Residents	2,970 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41021
prefix	0536
ISTAT number	036011
Popular name	Fananesi
Website	Fanano

town hall

Fanano is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 2970 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena . The municipality is located about 49.5 kilometers south-southwest of Modena in the Valle di Ospitale . Fanano borders directly on the province of Pistoia and the metropolitan city of Bologna and is part of the Parco dell'Alto Appennino Modenese and belongs to the Comunità Montana del Frignano .

history

Fanano has been mentioned since the 8th century. The monastery of St. Columbanus in Fanano has existed since the 7th century.

Community partnerships

Fanano has a partnership with the US city of Fairbanks .

Personalities born in Fanano

• Felice Pedronini (1858–1910), emigrant and after gold discoveries in Alaska triggered the Fairbanks Gold Rush

Web links

Commons : Fanano  - 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.