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Sassuolo

Sassuolo. Sassuolo. 41,000 inhabitants 121 m. above sea level A t foot of Appennine Mountains, along Secchia river, 17 km. S.W. of Modena Modern, industrial but also rich in history & art. Cosmopolitan Sassuolo.

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Sassuolo

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  1. Sassuolo

  2. Sassuolo • 41,000 inhabitants • 121 m. above sea level • At foot of AppennineMountains, along Secchia river, 17 km. S.W. of Modena • Modern, industrial but also rich in history & art

  3. CosmopolitanSassuolo • In recent decades, it has become ever more multi-ethnic, open to the world

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  5. The Comenius Project atFormiggini

  6. Erich Fried Ronsdorf Germanschool

  7. Dutchschool Gemini College

  8. The PhilosophyFestival • Important cultural event • Each year a specific topic ( love, nature ... )

  9. “OctoberFair” • A traditional open-air market that has been held in Sassuolo for at least 500 years

  10. Sassuolo: past & present • After WWII: industrial centre of world importance • Production of ceramictiles

  11. In 1598 a famous noble family, the Estes, were forced to move to Modena • Sassuolo, near the hills, became their hunting residence

  12. Duke Francis I • Francis I d’Este decided to transform Sassuolo into the hunting residence of the duke’s family.

  13. Ducal Palace • 1634: the Architect Bartolomeo Avanziniguided the transformationof the ancientcastleinto the Este summer residence • The Ducal Palace is an important early baroque bulding

  14. The summer residence: not a realpalace, but a «Delizia», placeofpleasure and entertainment

  15. The Park • In the pastitwas 10 km long and usedashuntingground

  16. The Fish Farm • The large Fish Farm, known as Fontanazzo, is unique • The Fish Farm had many small waterfalls & streams • Next to the Fish Farm were Horse stables & the Lodge

  17. Palatine church of San Francesco in Rocca • Reconstruction on the chapel began in 1650. • The court’s private churchwas dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi

  18. Carani Theatre Itwasbuilt in 1930 and decorated in Art Nouveau style

  19. Football Sassuolo football club was founded in 1922

  20. The End Federica Sassi Bianca Savigni Claudia Spagni II Liceo Classico

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