Valsamoggia

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Valsamoggia
Comune di Valsamoggia
A view of Bazzano.
A view of Bazzano.
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Coat of arms of Valsamoggia
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Valsamoggia is located in Italy
Valsamoggia
Valsamoggia
Location of Valsamoggia in Italy
Valsamoggia is located in Emilia-Romagna
Valsamoggia
Valsamoggia
Valsamoggia (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°30′11″N 11°05′11″E / 44.50306°N 11.08639°E / 44.50306; 11.08639
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
Metropolitan cityBologna (BO)
FrazioniBazzano (communal seat), Bersagliera, Bortolani, Calcara, Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Fagnano, Maiola, Mercatello, Merlano, Montebudello, Monteveglio, Ponzano, Rodiano, Samoggia, San Biagio, San Prospero, Santa Croce, Savigno, Serravalle, Stiore-Oliveto, Tiola, Vedegheto, Vignola dei Conti, Zappolino, Ziribega
Government
 • MayorDaniele Ruscigno
Area
 • Total178.13 km2 (68.78 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2019)[1]
 • Total31,498
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymSamodiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
40050
Dialing code051
Patron saintSt. John XXIII
Saint day11 October
WebsiteOfficial website

Valsamoggia (Bolognese: Valsamûz) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was created on 1 January 2014 after the merger of the former communes of Bazzano (the current town hall seat), Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Monteveglio and Savigno.[2]

The Italian painters, Alessandro Scorzoni and Antonino Sartini, were born in this municipality.[3]

The frazione of Zappolino in the Middle Ages was the location of a battle between the communes of Modena and Bologna.

References[edit]

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Adriana Galderisi; Angela Colucci (17 July 2018). Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities: Emerging Approaches and Tools for A Climate-Sensitive Urban Development. Elsevier Science. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-0-12-811478-0. Retrieved 4 June 2019. The city was established through the merger of the municipalities of Bazzano, Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Monteveglio and Savigno. Valsamoggia is the second largest municipality of the area and the fifth in the number of inhabitants, 30,606, and is part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna.
  3. ^ "VIP of Valsamoggia". www.comune.valsamoggia.bo.it. Retrieved 27 January 2020.