Argenta (Emilia-Romagna)
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Country | Italy | |
region | Emilia-Romagna | |
province | Ferrara (FE) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 37 ' N , 11 ° 50' E | |
height | 4 m slm | |
surface | 311.02 km² | |
Residents | 21,365 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 69 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 44010, 44011, 44014, 44016, 44040, 44048 | |
prefix | 0532 | |
ISTAT number | 038001 | |
Popular name | Argentani | |
Patron saint | Nicholas of Myra | |
Website | www.comune.argenta.fe.it |
Argenta is a city with 21,365 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Ferrara in northeastern Italy. Argenta is located in the Emilia-Romagna region about 30 km southeast of Ferrara and halfway between Ferrara and Ravenna .
The city is located in a predominantly flat, agricultural region on the edge of a wetland, the Comacchio lagoon . Much of this lagoon is now a nature reserve.
history
Argenta was founded by the Romans.
Attractions
- Pieve di San Giorgio , a paleo-Christian church on the Reno River .
- March Museum
Personalities
- Giacomo Vighi , as evidenced by his alternative name "Jacobo d'Argenta", a 16th century portrait painter from Argenta
Web links
Commons : Argenta - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.