Groppo, Riolunato

Groppo
Frazione
Groppo is located in Italy
Groppo
Groppo
Location of Groppo in Italy
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceModena
ComuneRiolunato
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41020
Patron saintSt. Peter

Groppo is a district (frazione) of the Riolunato municipality (comune), located in Modena province, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy.

Geography

Groppo is both an hamlet and a territory. The territory boundaries are: the Scoltenna creek (south-east); the Palagano territory, beyond the Giardini and Vandelli routes (north-west); the Pievepelago territory (south-west) and Roncombrellaro (north-east). As a territory, it includes Cabonargi and many other small inhabited areas and it is about 3 km2 wide.

History

During the 15th century, Groppo was already a municipality, endowed with its own statutes. It became part of the municipality of Riolunato quite recently; in 1845 it was still part of the Pievepelago community, one of the five communities into which Frignano was divided (the others were Pavullo, Fanano, Sestola and Fiumalbo). In 1786–1787, a great landslide affected the town, reaching as far as the Scoltenna creek.

Notable natives of Groppo include Father Claudio Fini, famous in the second half of the sixteenth century as a theologian and preacher, a witness to the holiness of St. Aloysius Gonzaga; Saverio Cabonargi, a follower of Mazzini, who inspired the participation of the Frignanese mountain[clarification needed] in the 1831 Modena revolution and Luigi Cabonargi (died 1852), a doctor in Rome and a friend of Stendhal.

References

  1. ↑ Frova, Piero (1974). "Groppo e i suoi statuti". Rassegna Frignanese. XIX, 20.
  2. ↑ Zuccagni-Orlandini, Attilio (1845). Corografia fisica, storica e statistica dell'Italia e delle sue isole corredata di un atlante. Parte VI. Stati estensi. Firenze. p. 508.
  3. ↑ Santi, V. (1902–1904). "Groppo". Lo Scoltenna. Atti e Memorie. I: 44–53.
  4. ↑ Regarding Saverio and Luigi Cabonargi, see: L'Appennino modenese descritto e illustrato. Rocca S. Casciano. 1972 [1895]. p. 1037.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)