Mirandola

For the Renaissance scholar, see Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.
Mirandola
Comune
Comune di Mirandola

Coat of arms
Mirandola

Location of Mirandola in Italy

Coordinates: 44°53′12″N 11°4′0″E / 44.88667°N 11.06667°E / 44.88667; 11.06667Coordinates: 44°53′12″N 11°4′0″E / 44.88667°N 11.06667°E / 44.88667; 11.06667
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city Modena
Frazioni Cividale, Gavello, Mortizzuolo, Quarantoli, San Giacomo Roncole, San Martin Carano, San Martino Spino, Tramuschio
Government
  Mayor Maino Benatti
Area
  Total 137.1 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 22,068
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Mirandolesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 41037
Dialing code 0535
Patron saint Saint Possidonio
Saint day 16 May
Website Official website

Mirandola (local dialect: La Miràndla) is a city and comune of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, 31 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the provincial capital by railway.

History

Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was the seat of an independent principality (first a county, then a duchy), a possession of the Pico family, whose most outstanding member was the polymath Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (146394). It was besieged two times: in 1510 and 1551.

It was acquired by the Duchy of Modena in 1710. The city started to decay after the castle was destroyed in 1714.

On 29 May 2012, a powerful earthquake hit the Mirandola area. It killed at least 17 people and collapsed churches and factories. Also 200 were injured. The 5.8 magnitude quake left 14,000 people homeless.[2]

Main sights

Twin cities

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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