Pieve di Cento

Pieve di Cento (Bolognese: Pîv d Zent; "parish of Cento") is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Bologna.

Pieve del Cento
Comune
Comune di Pieve di Cento
Porta Ferrara.
Coat of arms
Location of Pieve del Cento
Pieve del Cento
Location of Pieve del Cento in Italy
Pieve del Cento
Pieve del Cento (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°43′N 11°19′E
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
Metropolitan cityBologna (BO)
Government
 • MayorSergio Maccagnani
Area
 • Total15.94 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2018)[2]
 • Total7,075
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pievesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
40066
Dialing code051
Patron saintSt. Joseph
Saint day19 March
WebsiteOfficial website

Seismic damage
Madonnina in the severely damaged Church of St Mary Major

Two major earthquakes struck the region of Emilia-Romagna in 2012, killing more than twenty people and leaving thousands homeless. The first tremor struck early in the morning of 20 May; two further serious aftershocks struck several hours later, and again nine days later, causing widespread damage particularly to buildings already weakened by earlier seismic forces.

In Pieve di Cento, the shaking collapsed the cupola of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, showering debris into the nave and threatening 17th-century masterpieces by Guercino, Guido Reni and Lavinia Fontana, and exposing them to the elements.[3]

Cardinal Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture and responsible for conserving the cultural patrimony of the Holy See, visited the area to draw attention to the plight of the survivors and tweeted his prayer message accompanied by a striking photo of the serene intact faces of the Madonnina di Pieve di Cento a weakened plaster-cast effigy of the child Jesus in his mother's arms.

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Quakes Deal Irreparable Blow to an Italian Region's Cultural Heritage", New York Times, 3 June 2012; accessed 24 January 2016.



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