Casalgrande
Encyclopedia
Casalgrande is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 50 km west of Bologna
and about 15 km southeast of Reggio Emilia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 15,933 and an area of 37.7 km².
The municipality of Casalgrande contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Boglioni, Casalgrande Alto, Dinazzano, Salvaterra, San Donnino di Liguria, Sant'Antonino-Veggia and Villalunga.
Casalgrande borders the following municipalities: Castellarano
, Formigine
, Modena
, Reggio Emilia
, Rubiera
, Sassuolo
, Scandiano
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia
Province of Reggio Emilia
The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the Province, is Reggio Emilia....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 50 km west of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and about 15 km southeast of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 15,933 and an area of 37.7 km².
The municipality of Casalgrande contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Boglioni, Casalgrande Alto, Dinazzano, Salvaterra, San Donnino di Liguria, Sant'Antonino-Veggia and Villalunga.
Casalgrande borders the following municipalities: Castellarano
Castellarano
Castellarano is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km west of Bologna and about 20 km southeast of Reggio Emilia...
, Formigine
Formigine
Formigine is a town and comune in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. As of 2007 Formigine had an estimated population of 31,643.-History:...
, Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
, Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
, Rubiera
Rubiera
Rubiera is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located on the Via Emilia about 50 km northwest of Bologna and about 13 km southeast of Reggio Emilia.-History:...
, Sassuolo
Sassuolo
Sassuolo is an important industrial centre of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The town stands on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 km south-west of Modena.-History :...
, Scandiano
Scandiano
Scandiano is a town and comune in Emilia-Romagna, in the northeast part of Italy country, near Reggio nell'Emilia city and Secchia river . It had some 24,700 inhabitants as of 31 March 2009....
.