Vigarano Mainarda
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Vigarano Mainarda is a comune
(municipality) 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
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,707 and an area of 42.3 km².
The municipality of Vigarano Mainarda contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Vigarano Pieve, Borgo, Castello, Coronella (partially), Diamantina, Madonna dei Boschi (partially), and Tortiola.
Vigarano Mainarda borders the following municipalities: Bondeno
, Ferrara
, Mirabello, Poggio Renatico
.
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 40 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 9 km west 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 6,707 and an area of 42.3 km².
The municipality of Vigarano Mainarda 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) Vigarano Pieve, Borgo, Castello, Coronella (partially), Diamantina, Madonna dei Boschi (partially), and Tortiola.
Vigarano Mainarda borders the following municipalities: Bondeno
Bondeno
Bondeno is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km north of Bologna and about 15 km northwest of Ferrara....
, 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...
, Mirabello, Poggio Renatico
Poggio Renatico
Poggio Renatico is a comune 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...
.