Fanano
Encyclopedia
Fanano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Modena
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 50 km southwest of Bologna
and about 50 km south of Modena
.
Fanano borders the following municipalities: Cutigliano
, Fiumalbo
, Lizzano in Belvedere
, Montese
, San Marcello Pistoiese
, Sestola
.
It is located in the Modenese Apennines. The Monte Cimone
is in its territory.
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 50 km southwest 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 50 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....
.
Fanano borders the following municipalities: Cutigliano
Cutigliano
Cutigliano is a comune in the province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km northwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Pistoia....
, Fiumalbo
Fiumalbo
Fiumalbo is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km southwest of Bologna and about 60 km southwest of Modena...
, Lizzano in Belvedere
Lizzano in Belvedere
Lizzano in Belvedere is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 50 km southwest of Bologna.-External links:*...
, Montese
Montese
Montese is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.During World War II, the town was liberated by Brazilian forces on April 17, 1945, after three days of battle against German forces....
, San Marcello Pistoiese
San Marcello Pistoiese
San Marcello Pistoiese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northwest of Florence and about 15 km northwest of Pistoia.-History:...
, Sestola
Sestola
Sestola is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southwest of Bologna and about 50 km southwest of Modena...
.
It is located in the Modenese Apennines. The Monte Cimone
Monte Cimone
Monte Cimone is a mountain in the northern Apennines, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has an elevation of 2,165 m.The mountain encompasses the comuni of Fiumalbo, Sestola, Fanano and Riolunato in the province of Modena. Its interior houses a military structure; for this reason, during the Cold...
is in its territory.