Spilamberto

Spilamberto
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Modena  (MO)
Local name	Spilambêrt, Spilanbêrt
Coordinates	44 ° 32 '  N , 11 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 32 '0 "  N , 11 ° 1' 0"  E
height	29.5  m slm
surface	70 km²
Residents	12,826 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	183 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	41057
prefix	059
ISTAT number	036045
Popular name	Spilambertesi
Patron saint	John the Baptist (June 24th)
Website	Spilamberto

Spilamberto is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 12,826 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 13 kilometers southeast of Modena and about 26 kilometers west of Bologna on the Panaro .

history

In the first documents about the place from the 11th and 12th centuries (1026 and 1162) the settlement is mentioned as Spinalamberti . In 1210 the rule of Modena had the fortifications built in Spinalamberti . The place was then divided due to a dispute between the Bishop of Modena and the Abbey of Nonantola in 1214. Whether Spilamberto or San Cesario sul Panaro the place of death of Pope Hadrian III. was in September 885 is not entirely clear.

Economy and Transport

In addition to the well-known Aceto balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, Nocino , a liqueur, is also produced.

Spilamberto is about three kilometers south of the A1 autostrada coming from Milan via Bologna to Florence and Rome .

Personalities

• Enrico Solmi (* 1956), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Parma
• Gian Girolamo Zannichelli (1661–1729), natural scientist

Individual evidence

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