Cavriago
Appearance
Cavriago | |
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Comune di Cavriago | |
Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°32′E / 44.700°N 10.533°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province | Reggio Emilia (RE) |
Frazioni | Case Nuove, Corte Tegge, Quercioli |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francesca Bedogni |
Area | |
• Total | 17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 9,917 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Cavriaghesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 42025 |
Dialing code | 0522 |
Website | Official website |
Cavriago (Reggiano: Queriêgh; locally Quariêgh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) northwest of Bologna and about 8 km (5 mi) west of Reggio Emilia.
Cavriago borders the municipalities of Bibbiano and Reggio Emilia.
Cavriago is one of the very few places in Western Europe where a monument to Vladimir Lenin stands.[3]
Twin towns
[edit]Cavriago is twinned with:
- Bender, Moldova, since 1971
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Sakalis, Alex (28 March 2022). "Why is there a bust of Lenin in the center of this Italian town?". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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