Castelnuovo Rangone
Encyclopedia
Castelnuovo Rangone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Modena
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 40 km west of Bologna
and about 13 km south of Modena
. The most important economical activity is the production and treatment of pig
meat.
The municipality of Castelnuovo Rangone contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montale, Cavidole, and San Lorenzo. Castelnuovo Rangone borders the following municipalities: Castelvetro di Modena
, Formigine
, Modena
, Spilamberto
.
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 Modena
Province of Modena
The Province of Modena is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.It has an area of 2,689 km², and a total population of 659,925 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Modena.At May 31, 2005, the main comuni by population...
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 40 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 13 km south of 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....
. The most important economical activity is the production and treatment of pig
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
meat.
The municipality of Castelnuovo Rangone 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) Montale, Cavidole, and San Lorenzo. Castelnuovo Rangone borders the following municipalities: Castelvetro di Modena
Castelvetro di Modena
Castelvetro di Modena is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km west of Bologna and about 15 km south of Modena.-External links:*...
, 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....
, Spilamberto
Spilamberto
Spilamberto is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km west of Bologna and about 10 km southeast of Modena....
.