Palagano

Palagano
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Palaghi
Coordinates	44 ° 19 '  N , 10 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 19 '18 "  N , 10 ° 38' 49"  E
height	703  m slm
surface	60.5 km²
Residents	2,076 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	34 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41046
prefix	0536
ISTAT number	036029
Popular name	Palaganesi
Patron saint	Evangelist John (December 27th)
Website	www.comune.palagano.mo.it

Palagano is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 2076 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 42 kilometers south-southwest of Modena and borders directly on the province of Reggio Emilia . Palagano is part of the Unione di Comuni Montani Valli Dolo, Dragone e Secchia . Here the Dragone flows into the Secchia .

history

During the Second World War , the Wehrmacht carried out the Monchio massacre on March 18, 1944, in Monchio, a faction of the municipality of Palagano , in which numerous innocent civilians were shot.

Parish partnership

• Carqueiranne , Var department

Web links

Commons : Palagano  - 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.