Pievepelago | |
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| Comune di Pievepelago | |
 View of Pievepelago | |
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Location of Pievepelago  | |
  Pievepelago Location of Pievepelago in Italy  Pievepelago Pievepelago (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′N 10°37′E / 44.200°N 10.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Modena (MO) |
| Frazioni | Roccapelago, Sant'Andreapelago, Sant'Annapelago, Tagliole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Corrado Ferroni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.54 km2 (29.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 701 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,228 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pievaroli |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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 (Frignanese: La Piéva or Piêvpèlegh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in the heart of the northern Apennine Mountains. Situated on the Scoltenna River, in a mountain valley, it is a tourist resort crossed by the Via Vandelli.
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.
- ^ "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: Italian statistical institute Istat.