Zocca

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Zocca
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Zocca (Italy)
Zocca
Country Italy
region Emilia-Romagna
province Modena  (MO)
Local name La Zòca
Coordinates 44 ° 21 '  N , 10 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 21 '0 "  N , 10 ° 50' 0"  E
height 759  m slm
surface 69 km²
Residents 4,591 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 67 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 41059
prefix 059
ISTAT number 036047
Popular name Zocchesi
Patron saint Sacro Cuore
Website www.comune.zocca.mo.it

Zocca is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 4591 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Modena , Emilia-Romagna region .

Geographical location

Zocca is located about 31 km southeast of Modena in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines at 759  m slm in the catchment area of ​​the Panaro and Samoggia rivers . The municipality Zocca also belong the fractions Ciano, Missano Montalbano, Montecorone, Montetortore, Monteombraro and Rosola.

history

During the medieval wars between Modena and Bologna , this area experienced alternating rule, only to finally come under the administration of Modena in 1337. In the feudal age the area was divided between the noble families Montecuccoli and Rangoni . In the middle of the 19th century, the village of Zocca, whose name means clear-cutting in Emilian , was elevated to the rank of municipal capital.

Attractions

There are various starting points for mountain hikes in the area. The most important of these are Monte della Riva , easily accessible via the Belvedere path, Sasso di S.Andrea and Bosco delle Tane .

Among the churches and towns, the following are worth mentioning: Torre Rangoni , the tower and the remains of the castle of Montequistiolo and the fortress of the castle of Montetortore (14th century). Keep the look worthy churches, which are valuable paintings and frescoes from the 17th century, the parish churches of Montombraro and Montecorone from Montalbano (medieval origins, this church has three naves from the mid-18th century) and the parish church of San Vitale at Missano .

The houses of prayer are numerous: San Filippo Neri (early 18th century, with a remarkable painting on wooden panels), Madonna del Rosario (with a vestibule, this is a votive building that was built on the occasion of the end of the plague in the 17th century) and Zocchetta (from 1668, with arbors from the 18th century). Other localities are: Montalbano , Montecorone , Dragodena and Zocchetta Vecchia , all of which date back to the 15th and 16th centuries; Towers and tower houses from the 16th century can be found in Fontanini and Tizzano di Montombraro , in Usignolo near Montetortore and in Razolé near Montecorone. The destination of a comfortable mountain hike is the sanctuary BV della Verucchia (Our Lady of Verucchia) from the 17th century.

Sons and daughters of the church

Community partnerships

Web links

Commons : Zocca  - 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.