- Scandiano
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Scandiano-Stemma.gif
official_name =Comune di Scandiano
region =Emilia-Romagna
province = Reggio Emilia (RE)
elevation_m = 95
area_total_km2 = 49
population_as_of = 2004
population_total = 23332
population_density_km2 =446
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|44|35|50|N|10|41|30|E|region:IT_type:city(23332)
frazioni = Arceto, Bosco, Ca' de Caroli, Cacciola, Chiozza, Fellegara, Gessi-Mazzalasino, Iano, La Braglia, La Riva, Pratissolo, Rondinara, San Ruffino, Ventoso
telephone = 0522
postalcode = 42019
gentilic = Scandianesi
saint = St. Catherine of Alexandria
day =November 25
mayor = Angelo Giovannetti (sinceJune 14 ,2004 )
website = [http://www.comune.scandiano.re.it/ www.comune.scandiano.re.it]Scandiano is a town in
Emilia-Romagna ,Italy , administratively part of theprovince of Reggio Emilia . It has 23,332 inhabitants as ofDecember 31 ,2004 .It is the native town of twice Italian Prime MinisterRomano Prodi . Other notable natives of Scandiano are: poetMatteo Maria Boiardo , whose family ruled Scandiano in the fifteenth century; biologistLazzaro Spallanzani , who lived in the eighteenth century, and photographerLuigi Ghirri .Since th Sixties, the town has been an important centre of tiles production, connected to the district of
Sassuolo .Twin towns
*flagicon|Czech Republic
Blansko ,Czech Republic , since 1964
*flagicon|BELTubize ,Belgium , since 1975
*flagicon|ESPAlmansa ,Spain , since 1989
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