Sant'Agostino, Emilia–Romagna
| Sant'Agostino | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Sant'Agostino | ||
| ||
  Sant'Agostino Location of Sant'Agostino in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 44°48′N 11°23′E / 44.800°N 11.383°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Province | Ferrara (FE) | |
| Frazioni | Dosso, San Carlo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Fabrizio Toselli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 35.2 km2 (13.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010[1]) | ||
| • Total | 7,106 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 44047 | |
| Dialing code | 0532 | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Sant'Agostino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Ferrara.
Sant'Agostino borders the following municipalities: Bondeno, Cento, Galliera, Mirabello, Pieve di Cento, Poggio Renatico.
Earthquake victims
Two workers died in a Sant'Agostino ceramics factory when the building collapsed during an earthquake which hit the region in the early morning on May 20, 2012.[2]
The following day the affected region, which extended to Lombardy and Veneto, experienced a succession of aftershocks, the strongest of which took place in the early afternoon and was itself rated at 5.1 on the Richter scale.
References
- ↑ Data from Istat
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18135898 BBC News report of earthquake damage