Vignola
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- For the Italian architect, see Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola.
Comune di Vignola | |
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Municipal coat of arms |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province | Modena (MO) |
Area | 22 km² (8 sq mi) |
Population | |
- Total | 20,983 |
- Density | 954/km² (2,471/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
Coordinates | |
Gentilic | Vignolesi |
Dialing code | 059 |
Postal code | 41058 |
Patron | Santi Nazario e Celso |
- Day | October 13 |
Website: www.comune.vignola.mo.it |
Vignola is a city and a comune in the province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna), Italy.
Its economy is based on the cultivation of fruit, but mechanical industries and services companies are present.
The city is mostly known as the birthplace of the Renaissance architect Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola.
[edit] History
[edit] Main sights
- Town Museum
- The Castle (Rocca)
- Palazzo dei Contrari
- Palazzo Boncompagni (or Palazzo Barozzi)
- Torre Galvani
[edit] Twin towns
- Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France, since 1982
- Witzenhausen, Germany, since 1982
- Angol, Chile, since 1998
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''''Vignola is also a commonly used last name for people of Italian background.''''