Pievepelago

Pievepelago
Comune di Pievepelago
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Pievepelago is located in Italy
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Pievepelago is located in Emilia-Romagna
Pievepelago
Pievepelago
Pievepelago (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°12′N 10°37′E / 44.200°N 10.617°E / 44.200; 10.617
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceModena (MO)
FrazioniRoccapelago, Sant'Andreapelago, Sant'Annapelago, Tagliole
Government
 • MayorCorrado Ferroni
Area
 • Total76.54 km2 (29.55 sq mi)
Elevation
701 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (31 July 2015)[2]
 • Total2,228
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
DemonymPievaroli
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41027
Dialing code0536
Patron saintSt. Mary and St. Theodore
Saint day15 August and First Sunday in September
WebsiteOfficial website

Pievepelago (Frignanese: La Piéva or Piêvpèlegh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in the heart of the northern Apennine Mountains. Situated on the Scoltenna River, in a mountain valley, it is a tourist resort crossed by the Via Vandelli.

It is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Bologna, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Modena, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lucca and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Florence. It has a population of about 2200 inhabitants, spread among the main town and its frazioni, Sant'Annapelago, Roccapelago, Sant'Andreapelago and Tagliole.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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