Sasso Marconi

Sasso Marconi
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Local name	Al Sâs
Coordinates	44 ° 24 '  N , 11 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 24 '0 "  N , 11 ° 15' 0"  E
height	128  m slm
surface	96 km²
Residents	14,953 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	156 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40037
prefix	051
ISTAT number	037057
Popular name	Sassesi
Website	Sasso Marconi
Panorama of Sasso Marconi with the back of the Santuario della Madonna del Sasso and the Castel del Vescovo (top right)

Sasso Marconi is a municipality with 14,953 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bologna . Guglielmo Marconi's local Villa Marconi has been the summer residence of the industrialist family since the 18th century.

Naming

The name of the village is composed of Sasso della Glosina , a rock face from the Contrafforte pliocenico ( stone pillar of the Pliocene ) that dominates the valley at the confluence of the Reno and Setta, and the surname of Guglielmo Marconi, the famous scientist and entrepreneur. In the past, the area was also known as Praduro ( hard meadow ) and Sasso ( rock ).

geography

The municipality of Sasso Marconi is located in the low hilly area around the city of Bologna between the lower Reno valley and the lower catchment area of ​​the river Setta in the south-east and part of the catchment area of ​​the river Lavino in the west. The districts are located along the road called Porrettana , an important local artery between the Po Valley and Tuscany and next to the railway line of the same name that runs along the road. It is one of the eight communities that are members of the Comunità Montana Cinque Valli Bolognesi (German: Mountain Community of the Five Valleys of Bologna ).

traffic

The municipality is connected to the city of Bologna, 17 km away, by the Bologna-Pistoia local train . The railway line was founded in 1864. There is also a bus connection. There are three railway stops in the municipality: Borgonuovo, Pontecchio Marconi and Sasso Marconi. Another important traffic artery is the A1 motorway between Milan and Rome, which connects the municipality via the Sasso Marconi exit.

Town twinning

The municipality of Sasso Marconi has a town twinning with Helston in Cornwall (near this place ( Poldhu ) Guglielmo Marconi built a first major radio station), with Sassenage in France and Siderno in Calabria . The communities mutually organize cultural events on various local holidays.

Attractions

Villa Griffone, Marconi Memorial and Museum

The Villa Griffone near Pontecchio had been the summer residence of the Marconi family since the mid-19th century. The world-famous scientist Guglielmo Marconi also spent part of his youth here and carried out his first radio-technical experiments from 1895. The building, known today as Villa Marconi, now houses the Museum Marconi , the foundation of the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi and the mausoleum, which was inaugurated in 1941.

administration

• Mayor: Marilena Fabbri (since June 2004)
• Town hall: Tel. [phone]
• Climatic classification : Zone E, 2339 GR / G

Web links

Commons : Sasso Marconi  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Marconi Mausoleum and Museum
• Homepage of the local tourist information office

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.