Scandiano

Scandiano
Scandiano
Comune
	Comune di Scandiano
	Monument of Lazzaro Spallanzani
	Coat of arms
	Location of Scandiano
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Reggio nell'Emilia (RE)
Frazioni	Arceto, Bosco, Cacciola, Ca' de' Caroli, Chiozza, Fellegara, Iano, Pratissolo, Rondinara, San Ruffino, Ventoso
Government
• Mayor	Alessio Mammi
Area
• Total	49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (31 March 2009)
• Total	24,716
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Scandianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Patron saint	St. Catherine of Alexandria
Saint day	November 25

Scandiano is a town and comune in Emilia-Romagna, in the northeast part of Italy country, near Reggio nell'Emilia city and Secchia river. It had some 24,700 inhabitants as of 31 March 2009.

History

From Scandiano (in italian)

The current residential settlement was founded by Fogliani Gilberto in 1262 with the construction of the Castle around which some houses developed. Initially built for defensive purposes, it was later transformed into a seigneurial mansion by the Boiardo family (1423–1560) and later into a Renaissance palace by the Marquis Thiene (1565–1623), the Bentivoglio (1623–45) and princes of Este (1645–1796)

Since the 1960s, the town has been an important centre for the production of tiles, connected to the district of Sassuolo.

Title

As a titular Duke of Modena, the current holder of the title of "Marquis of Scandiano" would be Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este.

Notable persons linked to Scandiano

Notable natives of Scandiano are:

Poet Matteo Maria Boiardo, whose family ruled Scandiano in the fifteenth century;
Biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani, who lived in the eighteenth century.
Politician Romano Prodi, who served as Prime minister of Italy from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008.