Cento (Emilia-Romagna)
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| province | Ferrara (FE) | |
| Local name | Teeth | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 44 ′ N , 11 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 15 m slm | |
| surface | 64 km² | |
| Residents | 35,449 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 554 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 44042 | |
| prefix | 051 | |
| ISTAT number | 038004 | |
| Popular name | Centesi | |
| Patron saint | San Biagio Vescovo e Martire | |
| Website | Cento | |
Cento is a town with 35,449 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy .
Geographical location
Cento is located southwest of Ferrara on the border between the provinces of Ferrara and Modena and the metropolitan city of Bologna . The distance from the provincial capital Ferrara is 34 kilometers by road.
history
Cento's origins go back to very old settlements. Since 1250 the city has been under the rule of the bishops of Bologna . In 1502, Pope Alexander VI approved . Cento Alfonso d'Este as a dowry for his wife Lucrezia Borgia .
In Cento, the old system of Partecipanza (in dialect: Partazipanza) agraria is still in force today , that is, agricultural joint ownership , a property right that emerged in the 11th century from the inheritance law of the bishops of Bologna and the Abbey of Nonantola . This is a communal rule that is recognized by the state as a legal person . The form of ownership is based on regulations that have the force of law. According to these regulations, certain persons and their descendants are continuously entitled to usufruct . Cento is now a center of automated agricultural production.
Cento is the birthplace of the baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri , who is popularly known as il Guercino (the cross-eyed man) and who spent much of his life here. A collection of his works is exhibited in the city's Pinakothek.
One of the fatalities in the earthquake in northern Italy in 2012 came from Cento; among other things, the church dedicated to Martin von Tours collapsed .
Economy and Infrastructure
The company FondTech operates in the district Casumaro a large wind tunnel facility , which in the past by the Formula 1 teams Benetton and Minardi and from Ducati - works team of the MotoGP was used class.
Sports
On May 25, 1995, the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia ended in Cento. It was won by the Czech Ján Svorada .
From September 14th to 18th, 2005, the European Tug of War Championship took place in Cento .
Population development
Cento had a total of about 32,600 inhabitants in 2006.
Attractions
- Municipal art gallery ( Pinacoteca Civica ), with works by Guercino, among others .
- Annual carnival
- Piazza del Guercino
- Fortress
- Castle of Giovannina
- Porta Pieve
- Casa Panini
- City Theatre
- Church of Madonna del Rosario , with paintings by Guercino.
- Modern Art Gallery A. Bonzagni
Twin cities
- Székesfehérvár ( Hungary )
- Vicente López ( Argentina )
sons and daughters of the town
- Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591–1666), baroque painter
- Bartolomeo Campagnoli (1751–1827), violinist, composer and conductor
- Marco Zoppo (1433–1478), painter and sculptor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Maria Reyer, Franco Nugne: Ducati in the Dallara wind tunnel: Drivers are replaced by puppets. www.motorsport-total.com, January 15, 2019, accessed April 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Wind tunnel. www.fondtech.eu, accessed on April 23, 2020 (English).
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