Bastiglia
Encyclopedia
Bastiglia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Modena
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 40 km northwest of Bologna
and about 11 km northeast of Modena
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,555 and an area of 10.5 km².
The municipality of Bastiglia contains the frazione
(subdivision) San Clemente.
Bastiglia borders the following municipalities: Bomporto
, Modena
, Soliera
.
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 40 km northwest 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 11 km northeast 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 3,555 and an area of 10.5 km².
The municipality of Bastiglia contains the frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivision) San Clemente.
Bastiglia borders the following municipalities: Bomporto
Bomporto
Bomporto is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 km northwest of Bologna and about 12 km northeast of Modena...
, 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....
, Soliera
Soliera
Soliera is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km northwest of Bologna and about 9 km north of Modena...
.