Montese

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Location of Montese

44°16′10″N 10°56′45″E / 44.26944°N 10.94583°E / 44.26944; 10.94583CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceModena (MO)FrazioniBertocchi, Castelluccio di Moscheda, Iola, Maserno, Montalto, Montespecchio, Salto, San Giacomo Maggiore, San Martino, SemelanoGovernment

• MayorLuciano MazzaArea

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• Total80.80 km² (31.20 sq mi)Elevation

842 m (2,762 ft)Population

(2023)^[2]

• Total3,306 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)DemonymMontesiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

41055

Dialing code059ISTAT code036026 Patron saintSt. LawrenceWebsiteOfficial website

Montese (Frignanese: Muntês) is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

During World War II, the town was liberated by Brazilian forces on 17 April 1945, after three days of battle against German forces.

There are neighborhoods in the Brazilian cities of Fortaleza and Belém named after the Italian city, in homage to the three Brazilian soldiers who died in the battle to take Montese from the Germans during World War II.

Sources

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