Vigarano Mainarda
| Vigarano Mainarda | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Vigarano Mainarda | ||
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  Vigarano Mainarda Location of Vigarano Mainarda in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 44°51′N 11°30′E / 44.850°N 11.500°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Province | Ferrara (FE) | |
| Frazioni | Borgo, Castello, Coronella (partially), Diamantina, Madonna dei Boschi (partially), Tortiola, Vigarano Pieve | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Barbara Paron | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 7,626 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Vigaranesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 44049 | |
| Dialing code | 0532 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Vigarano Mainarda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bologna and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Ferrara.
Vigarano Mainarda borders the following municipalities: Bondeno, Ferrara, Mirabello and Poggio Renatico.
People
- Paolo Mazza (1901–1981), football manager.
- Carlo Rambaldi (1925–2012), special effects artist
Trivia
Vigarano is known in the astronomical community because of the Vigarano meteorite, which fell in 1910 and it is considered the prototype of a class of carbonaceous chondrites known as "CV group" (where the "V" comes from the name Vigarano).[2]
Twin towns
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France
Salgótarján, Hungary
Altomonte, Italy
References
External links
Media related to Vigarano Mainarda at Wikimedia Commons
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