| Sassuolo | ||
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| Salutation | Sasôl (in Modenese dialect) | |
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| State | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Territory | Modenese | |
| Altitude | 121 m above sea level | |
| Surface | 38.4 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 40 973 (2015 estimate) | |
| Name inhabitants | Sassolese | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0536 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 41049 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. George | |
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Sassuolo is a city ofEmilia Romagna.
To know
Geographical notes
Sassuolo is one of the major industrial centers of the whole region, and is famous all over the world for the production of ceramic tiles. Worthy of note is the ceramic company "Marca Corona", the oldest in the city, founded in 1741.
The city, located about 16 km from Modena, it is half flat and half hilly. In the hilly area there are the so-called "calanchi", small clayey reliefs almost completely bare, and therefore with very little vegetation. In this area there are also a large number of fossils, especially fish or other marine animals, since Sassuolo was occupied by the sea millions of years ago.
When to go
Sassuolo is characterized by a warm and temperate climate; rainfall is very abundant and, if persistent, can create some disruption to circulation, especially in winter. The average annual temperature is about 13 ° C, rainfall 847 mm. The hottest month is July.
Background
The city is mentioned for the first time in a notarial deed of 980. However, the exact date of its foundation is not known. However, we know, thanks above all to the numerous archaeological finds found in the area, that the city was inhabited since prehistoric times.
In medieval times Sassuolo was first governed by Matilde di Canossa and later by the Della Rosa lords. In the humanistic-Renaissance period, however, it was dominated alternately by the Dukes of Este, who also had the famous Palazzo Ducale built, and by the Pio di Carpi.
How to orient yourself
Sassuolo: full screen map.Neighborhoods
The districts of Sassuolo are: Ponte Nuovo, Quattroponti, Borgo Venezia, Ancora, Pista, Villa Segrè, Madonna di Sotto, Rometta, Braida, Rocca, Artisan Village, Park, Le Muraglie.
The municipality includes three other inhabited centers: San Michele dei Mucchietti, Montegibbio and Salvarola Terme, home to one of the oldest and best known spas in Italy.
How to get
By plane
The nearest airports are the "Guglielmo Marconi" airport of Bologna and the "Giuseppe Verdi" airport of Parma.
By car
Take the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway, exit at Modena Nord and take the Tangenziale Sud to the end; then take the SP 467, which leads directly to the industrial center of Sassuolo.
The city can also be reached from the A22 Brennero motorway, towards Modena, and from the A14 Adriatica motorway, towards Bologna. Both, in fact, flow into the A1.
Take the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway, exit at Modena Nord and take the Tangenziale Sud to the end; then take the SP 467, which leads directly to the industrial center of Sassuolo.
The city can also be reached from the A22 Brennero motorway, towards Modena, and from the A14 Adriatica motorway, towards Bologna. Both, in fact, flow into the A1.On the train
Sassuolo is home to the ACTM railway stations, the terminus of the Modena-Sassuolo line, and ACT, the last stop on the Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo line, both managed by Ferrovie Emilia-Romagna. Opened respectively in 1883 and 1892, in the past they were connected by a siding, which was later removed.
By bus
Several bus lines SILK (Società Emiliana Trasporti Autofiloviari) connect Sassuolo with the main neighboring cities and the province of Modena in general.
- Extra-urban line 600: connects Sassuolo with Piandelagotti is Montefiorino.
- Extra-urban line 610: connects Sassuolo with Palagano, Polinago and Lugo.
- Extra-urban line 630: connects Sassuolo with Serramazzoni, Prignano and Varana.
- Extra-urban line 639: connects Sassuolo with Pozza and Maranello.
- Extra-urban line 640: connects Sassuolo with Vignola is Maranello.
- Extra-urban line 643: connects Sassuolo with Fiorano Modenese and Nirano.
- Extra-urban line 670: connects Sassuolo with Modena, Formigine, Corlo and Fiorano Modenese.
- Extra-urban line 671: connects Sassuolo with Modena and Ubersetto.
How to get around
By public transport
You can move from one area of the city to another using the following three SETA bus lines.
- Line A: Refice - New Cemetery.
- Line B: Esselunga - Swimming pools.
- Line C: San Michele Socche - Salvarola Terme - Comet - Regina Pacis
What see
- 1 Ducal Palace, Piazzale della Rosa, ☎ 39 0536 1844801, fax: 39 0536 1844904, @[email protected].
Full: € 4, reduced € 2. 
Mon 15: 00-19: 00; Tue-Fri 11: 00-19: 00, Sat, Sun and holidays 10: 00-19: 00. - Montegibbio Castle, Via Montegibbio, ☎ 39 0536 1844801. Closed to the public.
- Church of San Giorgio, Vicolo Carandine, 11, ☎ 39 0536 881302, fax: 39 0536 984595. Mass: Mon-Sat 8:00, 9:30 and 18:30, Sun and holidays 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:00, 17:00 and 19:00.
- Church of San Francesco in Rocca, Piazzale della Rosa, ☎ 39 0536 881302, @[email protected]. Sat-Thu 10: 00-12: 00, Fri 10: 00-12: 00 13: 00-16: 00.
- 2 Carani Theater, Via Mazzini, 28, ☎ 39 0536 811084, @[email protected]. Closed to the public.
- Villa Giacobazzi, Via Giacobazzi, 42, ☎ 39 0536 1844962, @[email protected]. Seat of the Ragazzi Leontine Library.
Full: € 4, reduced € 2. 
Mon 15: 00-19: 00; Tue-Fri 11: 00-19: 00, Sat, Sun and holidays 10: 00-19: 00.
