Sassuolo
Sasól (Emilian) | |
|---|---|
| Città di Sassuolo | |
 The Ducal palace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Sic ex murice gemmae [1] | |
.svg) Sassuolo within the Province of Modena | |
Location of Sassuolo  | |
  Sassuolo Location of Sassuolo in Italy  Sassuolo Sassuolo (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 44°33′N 10°47′E / 44.550°N 10.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Modena (MO) |
| Frazioni | Montegibbio, Salvarola Terme, San Michele dei Mucchietti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matteo Mesini (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 40,219 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sassolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41049 |
| Dialing code | 0536 |
| Patron saint | St. George |
| Saint day | 23 April |
| Website | www |
Sassuolo (Italian pronunciation: [sasˈswɔːlo]; Modenese: Sasól [saˈsoːl]) is an Italian town, comune, and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 6,017 | — |
| 1871 | 6,438 | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 6,214 | −3.5% |
| 1901 | 7,740 | +24.6% |
| 1911 | 8,514 | +10.0% |
| 1921 | 9,731 | +14.3% |
| 1931 | 11,633 | +19.5% |
| 1936 | 12,958 | +11.4% |
| 1951 | 15,628 | +20.6% |
| 1961 | 23,675 | +51.5% |
| 1971 | 36,079 | +52.4% |
| 1981 | 40,226 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 40,275 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 39,852 | −1.1% |
| 2011 | 39,885 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40,469 | +1.5% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||
Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Modena, the town is best known for being the centre of the Italian tile industry[4] and for being the home town of Serie B side U.S. Sassuolo Calcio.
- ^ (in Italian) Comune di Sassuolo
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) [1]: Istat 2019
- ^ Sassuolo, the tile valley