Valsamoggia

Valsamoggia
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Coordinates	44 ° 30 '  N , 11 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 30 '11 "  N , 11 ° 5' 11"  E
height	93  m slm
surface	178.13 km²
Residents	31,498 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	177 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40053
prefix	051
ISTAT number	037061
Popular name	Samodiani
Website	Valsamoggia

Valsamoggia is an Italian municipality with 31,498 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bologna ( Emilia-Romagna region ). It was founded on January 1, 2014 from the municipalities of Bazzano , Castello di Serravalle , Crespellano , Monteveglio and Savigno . The administrative headquarters are in Bazzano.

The municipal merger was preceded by a referendum on November 25, 2012, in which a majority in Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano and Monteveglio was in favor and in Bazzano and Savigno a majority was against the merger. Taken together, this resulted in a vote of 51.46% for the merger.

geography

Location of Valsamoggia in the metropolitan city of Bologna

Valsamoggia is located in the west of the metropolitan city of Bologna on the border with the province of Modena . The mostly hilly municipal area, which is only flat in the north, is densely populated and extends along the course of the Samoggia river , a tributary of the Reno .

traffic

The A1 Autostrada from Modena to Bologna runs through the northern municipality, but without a junction within the municipality, as well as state road 9 as the northernmost border .

The municipality is located on the Casalecchio – Vignola railway line and has a total of four stations with Via Lunga, Crespellano, Muffa and Bazzano.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Fusione dei comuni Valle del Samoggia - Risultato referendum , accessed on 23 September 2015

Web links

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