Cavriago

Cavriago
Comune
Comune di Cavriago
Town hall.
Town hall.
Flag of Cavriago
Flag
Coat of arms of Cavriago
Coat of arms
Location of Cavriago
Map
Cavriago is located in Italy
Cavriago
Cavriago
Location of Cavriago in Italy
Cavriago is located in Emilia-Romagna
Cavriago
Cavriago
Cavriago (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°32′E / 44.700°N 10.533°E / 44.700; 10.533
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceReggio Emilia (RE)
FrazioniCase Nuove, Corte Tegge, Quercioli
Government
 • MayorFrancesca Bedogni
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total
9,917
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
DemonymCavriaghesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
42025
Dialing code0522
WebsiteOfficial website
Location of Cavriago in the province of Reggio Emilia.

Cavriago (Reggiano: Queriêgh; locally Quariêgh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) northwest of Bologna and about 8 km (5 mi) west of Reggio Emilia.

Cavriago borders the municipalities of Bibbiano and Reggio Emilia.

Cavriago is one of the very few places in Western Europe where a monument to Vladimir Lenin stands.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Sakalis, Alex (28 March 2022). "Why is there a bust of Lenin in the center of this Italian town?". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.