Savignano sul Panaro
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Savignano sul Panaro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Modena
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 25 km west of Bologna
and about 20 km southeast of Modena
.
The municipality of Savignano sul Panaro contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Mulino, Formica, Garofano, and Magazzeno.
Savignano sul Panaro borders the following municipalities: Bazzano
, Castello di Serravalle
, Guiglia
, Marano sul Panaro
, Monteveglio
, San Cesario sul Panaro
, Spilamberto
, Vignola
.
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 25 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 20 km southeast 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....
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The municipality of Savignano sul Panaro 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) Mulino, Formica, Garofano, and Magazzeno.
Savignano sul Panaro borders the following municipalities: Bazzano
Bazzano
Bazzano is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 20 km west of Bologna. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,386 and an area of 14.0 km²....
, Castello di Serravalle
Castello di Serravalle
Castello di Serravalle is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km southwest of Bologna....
, Guiglia
Guiglia
Guiglia is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km southwest of Bologna and about 25 km south of Modena....
, Marano sul Panaro
Marano sul Panaro
Marano sul Panaro is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km west of Bologna and about 20 km south of Modena....
, Monteveglio
Monteveglio
Monteveglio is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 20 km west of Bologna....
, San Cesario sul Panaro
San Cesario sul Panaro
San Cesario sul Panaro is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km northwest of Bologna and about 12 km southeast of Modena. Sports car manufacturer Pagani is located here....
, 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....
, Vignola
Vignola
Vignola is a city and comune in the province of Modena , Italy.Its economy is based on the cultivation of fruit, but mechanical industries and services companies are present....
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