Poggio Renatico
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Poggio Renatico is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ferrara
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna
and about 12 km southwest of Ferrara
. 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
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Chiesa Nuova, Coronella, Gallo, and Madonna Boschi.
Poggio Renatico borders the following municipalities: Baricella
, Ferrara
, Galliera, Malalbergo
, Mirabello
, Sant'Agostino
, Vigarano Mainarda
.
At five Km outside Poggio Renatico is one of the Italian Air Force's biggest radar stations, formerly used to monitor air traffic over Yugoslavia and southern Warsaw Pact
countries; at the time of writing (May 2011) it is being used as the nerve centre for coordinating air strikes during the civil war in Libya by assorted Nato air forces.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, 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...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and about 12 km southwest of Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune 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...
. 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 28 km northeast of Bologna...
, Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune 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...
, 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 of 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...
.
At five Km outside Poggio Renatico is one of the Italian Air Force's biggest radar stations, formerly used to monitor air traffic over Yugoslavia and southern Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
countries; at the time of writing (May 2011) it is being used as the nerve centre for coordinating air strikes during the civil war in Libya by assorted Nato air forces.