Editing Modena (section)

{{short description|City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy}}
{{about|the city in Italy}}
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Modena
| official_name = Comune di Modena
| native_name = {{native name|egl|Mòdna}}
| image_skyline =
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  | image1 = Modena Motor Valley Fest.jpg
  | caption1 = Piazza Grande
  | image2 = Modena Cathedral Duomo Exterior.jpg
  | caption2 = [[Duomo di Modena|Duomo]]
  | image3 =  Palazzo Comunale la sera.jpg
  | caption3 = Palazzo Comunale
  | image4 = Modena - Palazzo Ducale di Modena - 202209141545.jpg
  | caption4 = [[Ducal Palace of Modena|Ducal Palace]]
  | image5 = Stanza 20 - GalleriaEstense (Modena).jpg
  | caption5 = [[Galleria Estense]]
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| image_flag= Flag of Modena.svg
| image_shield= Modena-Stemma.svg
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| coordinates = {{coord|44|38|49|N|10|55|32|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region = [[Emilia-Romagna]]
| province = [[Province of Modena|Modena]] (MO)
| frazioni = Albareto, Baggiovara, Ca' Fusara, Cognento, Cittanova, Collegara, Ganaceto, Lesignana, Marzaglia, Navicello, Portile, San Damaso, San Donnino, Tre Olmi, Villanova
| mayor_party = [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]]
| mayor = [[Massimo Mezzetti]] 
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 183.23
| population_footnotes =<ref name="population">{{cite web|title=Monthly Demographic Balance|url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?l=en&a=2025&i=D7B|publisher=[[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]]}}</ref>
| population_total = 184739
| population_as_of = 2025
| population_demonym = Modenese
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 34
| twin1 =
| twin1_country =
|istat=036023| saint = [[Geminianus|San Geminiano]]
| day = 31 January
| postal_code = 41121-41126
| area_code = 059
| website = {{Official website|http://www.comune.modena.it}}
| footnotes =
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{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
|WHS = Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
|Criteria = Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv
|ID = 827
|Year = 1997
}}

'''Modena''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|m|ɒ|d|ɪ|n|ə}},<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Modena |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182206/https://www.lexico.com/definition/modena |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=Modena |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|m|oʊ|d|-}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/modena|title=Modena|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Modena|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|it|ˈmɔːdena|lang|It-Modena.ogg}}; {{langx|egl|label=[[Emilian language#Dialects|Modenese]]|Mòdna}} {{IPA|egl|ˈmɔdnɐ|}}; {{langx|ett|Mutna}}; {{langx|la|Mutina}}) is a city and ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) on the south side of the [[Po Valley]], in the [[Province of Modena]], in the [[Emilia-Romagna]] region of [[northern Italy]]. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025.<ref name="population" />

A town, and seat of an [[archbishop]], it is known for its car industry since the factories of the famous Italian upper-class [[sports car]] makers [[Ferrari]], [[De Tomaso]], [[Lamborghini]], [[Pagani Automobili|Pagani]] and [[Maserati]] are, or were, located there and all, except Lamborghini, (having their factory in [[Sant'Agata Bolognese]]), have headquarters in the city or nearby. One of Ferrari's cars, the [[Ferrari 360|360 Modena]], was named after the town itself. Ferrari's production plant and [[Formula One]] team [[Scuderia Ferrari]] are based in [[Maranello]] south of the city.

The [[University of Modena]], founded in 1175 and expanded by [[Francesco II d'Este]] in 1686, focuses on [[economics]], [[medicine]] and [[law]], and is the second oldest [[:wikt:athenaeum|athenaeum]] in Italy. Italian military officers are trained at the [[Military Academy of Modena]], and partly housed in the Baroque [[Ducal Palace of Modena|Ducal Palace]]. The [[Biblioteca Estense]] houses historical volumes and 3,000 manuscripts. The [[Duomo di Modena|Cathedral of Modena]], the [[Torre della Ghirlandina]] and Piazza Grande are a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] since 1997. Modena is also known in culinary circles for its production of [[balsamic vinegar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Redazione|date=2020-07-10|title=Aceto balsamico di Modena DOP IGP: una storia millenaria|url=https://www.beverfood.com/aceto-balsamico-modena-dop-igp-storia-millenaria-wd/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=beverfood.com|language=it-IT}}</ref>

Famous ''Modenesi'' include [[Mary of Modena]], the [[Queen consort]] of England and Scotland; operatic tenor [[Luciano Pavarotti]] and soprano [[Mirella Freni]], born in Modena itself; [[Enzo Ferrari]], eponymous founder of the Ferrari motor company; Catholic priest [[Gabriele Amorth]]; chef [[Massimo Bottura]]; comics artist [[Franco Bonvicini]]; the band [[Modena City Ramblers]] and singer-songwriter [[Francesco Guccini]], who lived here for several decades.