Pievepelago
Pievepelago | |
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| Comune di Pievepelago | |
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| Postal code | 41027 |
| Dialing code | 0536 |
| Patron saint | St. Mary and St. Theodore |
| Saint day | 15 August and First Sunday in September |
| Website | Official website |
Pievepelago (
It is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Bologna, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Modena, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lucca and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Florence. It has a population of about 2200 inhabitants, spread among the main town and its frazioni, Sant'Annapelago, Roccapelago, Sant'Andreapelago and Tagliole.
History
Pievepelago is of
Sport
Pievepelago is a local mountain outdoor activity centre. In winter the most practised sport is skiing, in the ski resort of Sant'Annapelago or in the larger ones of Abetone and Monte Cimone. In summer trekking can be performed in the Frignano Wild Park. The excursions usually starts at the glacial lakes in Tagliole Valley up to the peaks of Monte Riolunato and Monte Giovo, which is the second highest mountain in the region.
Nature
This territory also contains a variety of fauna like, such as golden eagles. Near Pievepelago there is the
Museums
In 2010 some mummified human remains were found in the crypt of the church in Roccapelago.[3] Today the local castle houses the Museo delle Mummie where this archaeological find is exhibited.
People
- Palmiro Serafini (born 1945), ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ Gli scavi della Chiesa di San Paolo di Roccapelago nell'Appennino modenese. La cripta con i corpi mummificati naturalmente. Firenze 2011 [Giorgio Gruppioni, Donato Labate, Luca Mercuri, Vania Milani, Mirko Traversari, Barbara Vernia]
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