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Portomaggiore is a town in the province of Ferrara
Province of Ferrara

The Province of Ferrara is a Provinces of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.It has an area of 2,632 km?, and a total population of 349,774 ....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is an administrative Regions of Italy of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km? and about 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Italy
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....
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Portomaggiore is a town in the province of Ferrara
Province of Ferrara

The Province of Ferrara is a Provinces of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.It has an area of 2,632 km?, and a total population of 349,774 ....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

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

History


Main sights

The main attraction of the comune is the Delizia del Verginese, in the frazione
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....
 of Gambulaga, a castle-residence built by Duke Alfonso I d'Este
Alfonso I d'Este

Alfonso d'Este was Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of the League of Cambrai....
 in the early 16th century.

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