Poggio Rusco
| Poggio Rusco | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Poggio Rusco | ||
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  Poggio Rusco Location of Poggio Rusco in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 11°07′10″E / 44.97778°N 11.11944°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lombardy | |
| Province | Mantua (MN) | |
| Frazioni | Agnolo, Dragoncello, Quattrocase, Segonda, Stoppiaro, Verdonda | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sergio Rinaldoni (since May 30, 2006) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 42.35 km2 (16.35 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | |
| Population (March 31, 2006) | ||
| • Total | 6,459 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Poggesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 46025 | |
| Dialing code | 0386 | |
| Patron saint | St.Mary | |
| Saint day | May 31 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Poggio Rusco is a small town and comune in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants number 6,641 as of January 1, 2015. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the provincial capital.
The town extends its territory in the south-eastern Oltrepò Mantovano, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Po River and just 2 kilometres (1 mi) from Province of Modena, equidistant position to important cities of Po Valley like Mantua, Verona, Ferrara, Bologna and Modena.
Poggio Rusco is considered an important road junction. Statal Road 12, called Abetone-Brennero, which links Po Valley with Germany, intersects the Provincial Road 496, which connects Mantua with Ferrara.
In the same way, Poggio Rusco is a strategic railroad junction. Here the Bologna-Verona-Brennero-Munich line meets the La Spezia-Parma-Suzzara-Poggio Rusco-Ferrara-Ravenna-Rimini line which links the Adriatic with Tyrrhenian Sea.
Twin cities
Condé-sur-Noireau, France, since 1999
External links
- PoggioRusco.net - Poggio Rusco internet community
- PoggioRusco.net Images Gallery
- Poggio Rusco on Flickr
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