Valsamoggia Explained

Valsamoggia
Official Name:Comune di Valsamoggia
Coordinates:44.5031°N 11.0864°W
Region:Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan City:Bologna (BO)
Frazioni:Bazzano (communal seat), Bersagliera, Bortolani, Calcara, Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Fagnano, Maiola, Mercatello, Merlano, Montebudello, Monteveglio, Ponzano, Rodiano, Samoggia, San Biagio, San Prospero, Santa Croce, Savigno, Serravalle, Stiore-Oliveto, Tiola, Vedegheto, Vignola dei Conti, Zappolino, Ziribega
Mayor:Daniele Ruscigno
Area Total Km2:178.13
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:31498
Population As Of:31 December 2019
Population Demonym:Samodiani
Elevation M:182
Saint:St. John XXIII
Day:11 October
Postal Code:40050
Area Code:051

Valsamoggia (Bolognese: Valsamûz) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was created on 1 January 2014 after the merger of the former communes of Bazzano (the current town hall seat), Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Monteveglio and Savigno.[2]

The Italian painters, Alessandro Scorzoni and Antonino Sartini, were born in this municipality.[3]

The frazione of Zappolino in the Middle Ages was the location of a battle between the communes of Modena and Bologna.

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Book: Adriana Galderisi . Angela Colucci . Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities: Emerging Approaches and Tools for A Climate-Sensitive Urban Development . 4 June 2019 . 17 July 2018 . Elsevier Science . 978-0-12-811478-0 . 193– . The city was established through the merger of the municipalities of Bazzano, Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Monteveglio and Savigno. Valsamoggia is the second largest municipality of the area and the fifth in the number of inhabitants, 30,606, and is part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna..
  3. Web site: VIP of Valsamoggia. www.comune.valsamoggia.bo.it. 2020-01-27.