Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli

Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli is a church in Carpi, Modena, Emilia-Romagna. Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli is situated nearby to the village Rovereto sulla Secchia, as well as near Fossoli.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in San Marino - Ponticelli - Carpi (MO)
Also known as: “Santuario Madonna dei Ponticelli”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fossoli camp and Santa Caterina.

Fossoli camp

Memorial

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The Fossoli camp was a concentration camp in Italy, established during World War II and located in the village of Fossoli, Carpi, Emilia-Romagna. It began as a prisoner of war camp in 1942, later being a Jewish concentration camp, then a police and transit camp, a labour collection centre for Germany and, finally, a refugee camp before closing in 1970. Fossoli camp is situated 2½ km northwest of Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli.

Santa Caterina

Church

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Santa Caterina is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rovereto sulla Secchia and Fossoli.

Rovereto sulla Secchia

Village

Photo: Mirtillause, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rovereto sulla Secchia is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli.

Fossoli

Village

Fossoli is an Italian village and hamlet of Carpi, a city and municipality of the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna. It is infamous for the eponymous concentration camp and has a population of about 4400. Fossoli is situated 3½ km west of Santuario della Madonna dei Ponticelli.