Scandiano
—  Comune  —
Comune di Scandiano
Monument of Lazzaro Spallanzani
Scandiano Location of Scandiano in Italy
Coordinates: 44°35′50″N 10°41′30″E / 44.59722°N 10.69167°E / 44.59722; 10.69167Coordinates: 44°35′50″N 10°41′30″E / 44.59722°N 10.69167°E / 44.59722; 10.69167
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	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
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 [link]

From Scandiano (in italian)

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

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

Title [link]

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 [link]

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.

Twin towns [link]

• Blansko, Czech Republic, since 1964
• Tubize, Belgium, since 1975
• Almansa, Spain, since 1989

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