Romanoro is a small hamlet in the province of Modena in central Italy, administratively a frazione[4] of Frassinoro. It is about 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level.
Romanoro | |
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 Romanoro church and its presbytery, dating back to the late 19th century. | |
  Romanoro Location of Romanoro in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′38″N 10°31′26″E / 44.31056°N 10.52389°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Modena (MO) |
| Comune | Frassinoro |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 54 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Romanoresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41040 |
| Dialing code | 0536 |
| Patron saint | Scholastica, Benedict of Nursia[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Right below the town flows the Dolo mountain stream. A dam exists at the top of Fontanaluccia, that deviates part of the water about 16 km (9.9 mi) downward to the hydroelectric power plant located in the nearby Farneta.
History
editConstruction of a bridge over the Valoria landslide (44°19′22″N 10°32′11″E / 44.32278°N 10.53639°E) had been planned since 2006. The bridge was completed in 2007.[5][6]
Images
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Romanoro - Cerreto -
Romanoro - 1964 circa
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Romanoro ed il Tartufo Archived 18 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Comune di Frassinoro. (The figure for elevation is stated to be an approximate. The figure for area is also an approximate, and probably does not correspond to the boundaries used by the source, dawinci.istat.it, in the 2001 census.)
- ^ "Popolazione residente - Modena (dettaglio loc. abitate)". Istat. 2001. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Terre della Badia, Comune di Frassinoro. [dead link]
- ^ "Romanoro frazione's area" (in Italian).[failed verification]
- ^ Bridge over the Valoria Landslide Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Province of Modena (italian)
- ^ Bridge over the Valoria Landslide[permanent dead link] Local Newspaper article 29 September 2007 (italian)
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