Formigine

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Formigine
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Formigine (Italy)
Formigine
Country Italy
region Emilia-Romagna
province Modena  (MO)
Local name Furmézen
Coordinates 44 ° 34 '  N , 10 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 34 '26 "  N , 10 ° 50' 52"  E
height 82  m slm
surface 46.98 km²
Residents 34,546 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 735 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 41043
prefix 059
ISTAT number 036015
Popular name Formiginesi
Patron saint Bartholomew
Website Formigine

Formigine is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 34,546 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region . The municipality borders on the neighboring province of Reggio Emilia . The city is about five kilometers southwest of Modena .

history

In 1201 a fortress was built in this area by the city-state of Modena to serve as a bulwark against the hostile city of Bologna . As a fief, the estate of Niccolò III. d'Este in 1395 given to Marco Pio , who ruled over the rule of Carpi . The fortress can still be seen in the city center today.

traffic

The A1 motorway runs between Modena and Formigine from Milan to the Adriatic coast .

economy

In Formigine there are several companies in the ceramics and food industry as well as the electric motor manufacturer Ghirri Motoriduttori .

Personalities

Community partnerships

Formigine maintains partnerships with the following cities and municipalities:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ San Felice 1893 Banca Popolare: Formigine ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sanfelice1893.it