The Electricity Museum at Montecuccoli Mill

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Il Museo delle Energie ha sede presso l’ex Mulino Montecuccoli, in seguito trasformato in una centralina ENEL.

Museo delle Energie is located at the former Montecuccoli mill which was subsequently turned into an ENEL control unit. The exhibition area is dedicated to the history of the canals, buildings and the electrical control units which tell of the transformation of the area. The mill overlooks Piazza Matteotti at the heart of the town.

From the first decades of the 1900s when electricity was starting to be used, an additional wheel or turbine was installed in a lot of mills. The Montecuccoli mill started to house machines for the production of electricity from 1907. This activity continued until 1973, first by the Società Emiliana per l’Energia Elettrica (SEEE) and then by ENEL after the nationalisation of the energy sector in the 1960s.

Today, the old mill’s original structure is preserved, having been modified many times and is situated above the Marano Canal which is a tributary of the Panaro. There remains some equipment and machinery visible in the porch and hallway of the more modern energy centre and in the basements used by local restaurants. The Museo delle Energie was set up taking inspiration these pieces and enables us to identify how and what they were used for and where they were installed in the building.

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APERTURE

Domenica dalle 15.00 alle 18.00. 

Chiuso: da giugno ad agosto, feste religiose e nazionali

Attention An old mill that tells the story of electricity at Marano

Services

poggio home

The company is located in an enchanting natural frame in Villabianca and produces excellent fermented wine in bottle

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A little spot of paradise among the hills of Modena

Places

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La residenza di campagna dei nobili Montecuccoli

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La chiesa del Cristo Nero e della Madonna delle Grazie, storicamente venerati dalla popolazione

terre di castelli marano sul panaro festa e casona wall luoghi eventi

Fra gli insediamenti storici immersi nella natura del territorio di Marano sul Panaro, si trovano Festà e Casona, a pochi chilometri di distanza l’una dall’altra. Non solo luoghi di interesse storico, ma anche punti di partenza per passeggiate ed escursioni

Fra gli insediamenti storici immersi nella natura del territorio di Marano sul Panaro, si trovano Festà e Casona, a pochi chilometri di distanza l’una dall’altra. Non solo luoghi di interesse storico, ma anche punti di partenza per passeggiate ed escursioni

Borgo di Denzano, Marano s/Panaro di Loris Tagliazucchi

Nei pressi di Marano sul Panaro si trovano storici abitati immersi nella natura.