Sant'Agata Bolognese (Western Bolognese: Sant'Èghete; City Bolognese: Sant'Ègata) is a small comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, in the north of Italy. It is notable for being the headquarters of the luxury automobile manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini.
Sant'Agata Bolognese | |
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Comune di Sant'Agata Bolognese | |
Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 11°08′00″E / 44.66250°N 11.13333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Metropolitan city | Bologna (BO) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giuseppe Vicinelli |
Area | |
• Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (31 December 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 7,283 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Demonym | Santagatesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 40019 |
Dialing code | 051 |
Patron saint | St. Agatha |
Website | Official website |
It is named after Saint Agatha of Sicily.
Economy
editFrom the industry it is internationally known for hosting the headquarters of Lamborghini, which emerged as a company producing agricultural machinery, and later became a company of automobileis luxury.
Famous people
edit- Nilla Pizzi, singer.
- Cinzia Bomoll, writer.
- Luciano Bovina, photoreporter and documentarian.
- Gilberto Canu, architect and writer.
- Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini.
Demographics
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Source: ISTAT Source |
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Sant'Agata Bolognese.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Demographics data from ISTAT