Sestola
Encyclopedia
Sestola is a comune
(municipality) 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
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,647 and an area of 52.5 km².
Sestola borders the following municipalities: Fanano
, Fiumalbo
, Lizzano in Belvedere
, Montecreto
, Montese
, Pavullo nel Frignano
, Riolunato
.
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 60 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 southwest 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....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,647 and an area of 52.5 km².
Sestola borders the following municipalities: Fanano
Fanano
Fanano is a comune 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....
, 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:*...
, Montecreto
Montecreto
Montecreto 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....
, 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....
, Pavullo nel Frignano
Pavullo nel Frignano
Pavullo nel Frignano is a town and comune in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Modenese Apeninnes. It is home to the medieval Castle of Montecuccolo, birthplace of the 17th century condottiero Raimondo Montecuccoli, and of the pieve of San Giovanni Battista di Renno .Economy is...
, Riolunato
Riolunato
Riolunato 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 overlooked from the south by the Monte Cimone....
.