MIRANDOLA

'Mirandola' (local dialect: ''La Miràndla'') is a city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, 31 km northeast of the provincial capital by railway. As of 2007, the city has a population of 23,512.
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History

Main sights

Sources

External links

History

Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was a possession of the Pico family, whose most outstanding member was the famous polymath Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494). It was besieged two times: in 1510 and 1551.
It was acquired by the Duchy of Modena in 1711. The city started to decay after the castle was destroyed in 1714.

Main sights

★ The Palazzo del Comune is a 15th century edifice of Gothic style. The castle of the Pico family has been recently restored and it is now open to the public.

★ Palazzo della Ragione, in late Gothic style.

★ Palazzo Bergomi (15th century)

★ Palazzo Comunale (1468, largely restored in the 19th century), with the portraits of the Pico and other artworks, including an ''Adoration of the Magi'' once attributed to Palma il Giovane.

★ The cathedral, dating from the end of the 16th century, has been restored. S. Francesco is a fine Gothic church. It houses the tombs of the Pico family, including that of Prendiparte Pico (14th century).

★ The Baroque Church of the Gesù (1690).

★ The 15th century ''Collegiata''.

Sources

1. "The World Gazetteer"

External links

★ Official website