Montese Explained

Montese
Official Name:Comune di Montese
Coordinates:44.2694°N 10.9458°W
Province: (MO)
Frazioni:Bertocchi, Castelluccio di Moscheda, Iola, Maserno, Montalto, Montespecchio, Salto, San Giacomo Maggiore, San Martino, Semelano
Mayor:Luciano Mazza
Area Total Km2:80.80
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3306
Population As Of:2023
Population Demonym:Montesini
Elevation M:842
Saint:St. Lawrence
Postal Code:41055
Area Code:059
Istat:036026
Fractions:Castel d'Aiano (BO), Fanano, Gaggio Montano (BO), Lizzano in Belvedere (BO), Pavullo nel Frignano, Sestola, Zocca
Fiscal Code:F642

Montese (Frignanese: Muntês) is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

During World War II, the town was liberated by Brazilian forces on 17 April 1945, after three days of battle against German forces.

There are neighborhoods in the Brazilian cities of Fortaleza and Belém named after the Italian city, in homage to the three Brazilian soldiers who died in the battle to take Montese from the Germans during World War II.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)