Modena

Modena (Mòdna in the Modenese dialect, from the Etruscan Mutna, Mutina for the Romans)

From 1598 it was for several centuries the capital of the Duchy of the Este (until annexation to the Kingdom of Italy in 1859) and is an ancient university seat and archbishopric. The Cathedral, la Ghirlandina and Piazza Grande have been declared Human Heritage sites by UNESCO.

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