'Castelfranco Emilia' is a town in
Italy in the province of
Modena, region of
Emilia-Romagna. As of 2007 it has roughly 29,319 inhabitants
[1]
and covers an area of 102 km². The town lies 16 miles northwest of
Bologna. Another town with the same name is
Castelfranco Veneto near
Treviso.
Castelfranco either occupies or lies near the site of the ancient
Forum Gallorum, a place on the
Via Aemilia between
Mutina and
Bologna, where in 43 B.C.
Octavian and
Hirtius defeated
Mark Antony.
Sources
1. "The World Gazetteer"