Scandiano (Reggiano: Scandiân) is a town and comune in Emilia-Romagna, in the northeast part of the country of Italy, near the city of Reggio nell'Emilia and the Secchia river. It had a population of 25,663 as of 31 December 2016.

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Scandiano
Comune
Comune di Scandiano
Monument of Lazzaro Spallanzani
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Scandiano
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Coordinates: 44°35′50″N 10°41′30″E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Reggio nell'Emilia (RE)
Frazioni	Arceto, Bosco, Cacciola, Ca' de' Caroli, Chiozza, Fellegara, Iano, Pratissolo, Rondinara, San Ruffino, Ventoso
Government
• Mayor	Matteo Nasciuti
Area [1]
• Total	49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (31 December 2019)[2]
• Total	25,896
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Scandianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Patron saint	St. Catherine of Alexandria
Saint day	November 25

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The current residential settlement was founded by one Gilberto Fogliani in 1262 with the construction of the Castle around which some houses developed. Initially built for defensive purposes, it was later transformed into a seigneurial mansion by the Boiardo family (1423–1560) and later into a Renaissance palace by the Marquis Thiene (1565–1623), the Bentivoglio (1623–45) and princes of Este (1645–1796).

Since the 1960s, the town has been an important centre for the production of tiles, connected to the district of Sassuolo.

Natives of Scandiano are:

• Poet Matteo Maria Boiardo (1440-1494), whose family ruled Scandiano in the fifteenth century;
• Biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani, who lived in the eighteenth century.
• Politician Romano Prodi, who served as Prime minister of Italy from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008.
• Medical scientist, oncologist and semiotician Giorgio Prodi.
• Photographer Luigi Ghirri.^[3]
• Footballer Villiam Vecchi (1948–2022).

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