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Poggio Renatico

Poggio Renatico

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Poggio Renatico is a comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.- Importance and function :...

(municipality) in the Province of Ferrara
Province of Ferrara
The Province of Ferrara is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.It has an area of 2,632 km², about two thirds of the area of the U.S. State of Rhode Island, and a total population of about 350,000 . There are 26 comuni in the province, see Comuni of...

 in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

 region Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km² and about 4.3 million inhabitants.- Geography :...

, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of northern Italy...

 and about 12 km southwest of Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara.It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,077 and an area of 79.8 km².
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Poggio Renatico is a comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.- Importance and function :...

(municipality) in the Province of Ferrara
Province of Ferrara
The Province of Ferrara is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.It has an area of 2,632 km², about two thirds of the area of the U.S. State of Rhode Island, and a total population of about 350,000 . There are 26 comuni in the province, see Comuni of...

 in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

 region Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km² and about 4.3 million inhabitants.- Geography :...

, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of northern Italy...

 and about 12 km southwest of Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara.It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,077 and an area of 79.8 km².

The municipality of Poggio Renatico contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Chiesa Nuova, Coronella, Gallo, and Madonna Boschi.

Poggio Renatico borders the following municipalities: Baricella
Baricella
Baricella is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 20 km northeast of Bologna...

, Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara.It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces...

, Galliera, Malalbergo
Malalbergo
Malalbergo is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna...

, Mirabello
Mirabello, Ferrara
Mirabello is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 km north of Bologna and about 12 km west of Ferrara...

, Sant'Agostino
Sant'Agostino, Italy
Sant'Agostino is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 km north of Bologna and about 20 km west of Ferrara...

, Vigarano Mainarda
Vigarano Mainarda
Vigarano Mainarda is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km northeast of Bologna and about 9 km west of Ferrara...

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