14 Facts About Modena Italy

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Modena Italy is known in culinary circles for its production of balsamic vinegar.

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Territory around Modena Italy was inhabited by the Villanovans in the Iron Age, and later by Ligurian tribes, Etruscans, and the Gaulish Boii.

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About the end of the 9th century, Modena Italy was restored and refortified by its bishop, Ludovicus.

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4.

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena Italy built the citadel and began the palace, which was largely embellished by Francesco II.

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5.

Ercole III died in exile at Treviso, having refused Napoleonic offers of compensation when Modena Italy was made part of the Napoleonic Cispadane Republic.

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6.

Modena Italy's son Francis V was a just ruler and famously tended the victims of war and cholera with his own hands.

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Modena Italy was restored, amidst wide popular acclaim, by Austrian troops.

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8.

Modena Italy's Duomo inspired campaigns of cathedral and abbey building in emulation through the valley of the Po.

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9.

Teatro Comunale Modena Italy is an opera house in Modena Italy.

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10.

Modena Italy has a rich and diversified cuisine, often including meats, hams and salamis.

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11.

Balsamic vinegar of Modena Italy became a protected geographical indication under EU law in 2000.

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Modena Italy railway station, opened in 1859, forms part of the Milan–Bologna railway, and is a terminus of two secondary railways, linking Modena Italy with each of Verona and Sassuolo.

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13.

The average age of Modena Italy resident is 44 compared to the Italian average of 42.

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14.

Modena Italy has a strong sporting tradition, linked mainly to motor racing as the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, founder of the eponymous motor racing team and car manufacturer based in nearby Maranello.

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