Finale Emilia

Finale Emilia (Finalese: Al Finàl; Modenese: Al Finèl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Modena, in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 km north of Bologna and about 35 km northeast of Modena.

Finale was struck by an earthquake on 20 May 2012, which destroyed or damaged several historical structures, such as the Torre dei Modenesi (a clock tower), and most of both the local castle and cathedral.

Main sights

 * Torre dei Modenesi (remains)
 * Castello delle Rocche, also known as Rocca Estense, built in 1402 by will of Niccolò III of Este, marquis of Ferrara. It has a quadrangular plan with for towers and a central keep (originally built by Boniface III of Tuscany in medieval times). It is currently under restoration after the 2012 earthquake.

Twin towns

 * 🇫🇷 Grézieu-la-Varenne, France
 * 🇮🇹 Villa Sant'Angelo, Italy
 * 🇮🇹 Formigine, Italy

People

 * Jean-Baptiste Ventura (1794–1858) - general in Punjab Kingdom
 * Gregorio Agnini (1856–1945) - founder member of Italian Socialist Party
 * Giuseppe Pederiali (1937–2013) - writer