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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
759 m (2,490 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Modena

Local time
  
Sunday 6:18 AM

Dialling code
  
059

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Modena (MO)

Demonym(s)
  
Zocchesi

Area
  
69.1 km²

Region
  
Emilia-Romagna

Postal code
  
41059

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Frazioni
  
Ciano, Missano, Montalbano, Montecorone, Montetortora, Montombraro, Rosola

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 87% Humidity

Zocca (Emilian: Zòca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Bologna and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Modena.

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Map of 41059 Zocca Province of Modena, Italy

The municipality of Zocca contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ciano, Missano, Montalbano, Montecorone, Montetortore, Montombraro, and Rosola.

Zocca borders the following municipalities: Castel d'Aiano, Castello di Serravalle, Guiglia, Montese, Pavullo nel Frignano, Savigno, Vergato.

Political

The city is governed by left-side party (Partito Democratico. The Mayor is Pietro Balugani. Zocca is twinned with Boa Vista island, in Cape Verde archipelago and with Lumaco in Chile.

Famous people

  • Vasco Rossi (born 1952), rock star
  • Maurizio Cheli, astronaut
  • Romana Sandri, singer
  • Maurizio Duzzi, businessman and sport manager
  • Lorenzo Galluzzi, scientist
  • References

    Zocca Wikipedia