San Giorgio di Piano

San Giorgio di Piano
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Local name	San Zôrz
Coordinates	44 ° 39 '  N , 11 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 39 '0 "  N , 11 ° 22' 0"  E
height	21  m slm
surface	30 km²
Residents	9,035 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	301 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40016
prefix	051
ISTAT number	037052
Popular name	Sangiorgesi
Patron saint	George
Website	San Giorgio di Piano

San Giorgio di Piano is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 9035 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bologna in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 16 kilometers north-northeast of Bologna and about 28 kilometers southwest of Ferrara .

history

Church of St. George the Martyr ( San Giorgio martire )

The history of the municipality goes back well into the Middle Ages. The Castello sancti Georgii is mentioned as early as 947 among the Ottonians .

Economy and Transport

South of the village is the Interporto di Bologna , to the east the A13 autostrada runs from Bologna to Padua . There is also a train station on the Padua – Bologna railway line .

Personalities

• Giulietta Masina (1921–1994), actress
• Giorgio Francia (* 1947), automobile racing driver

Web links

Commons : San Giorgio di Piano  - 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.