Bondeno (Bondenese: Bundén) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Ferrara, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Bologna and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Ferrara.
Bondeno | |
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| Comune di Bondeno | |
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| Coordinates: 44°53′N 11°25′E / 44.883°N 11.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Ferrara (FE) |
| Frazioni | Scortichino, Gavello, Pilastri, Burana, Stellata, Zerbinate, Salvatonica, Settepolesini, Ponte Rodoni, Santa Bianca, Casumaro (partially). |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simone Saletti |
| Area | |
• Total | 174.76 km2 (67.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 14,217 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bondenesi or Bondesani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44012 |
| Dialing code | 0532 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Bondeno contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Burana, Gavello, Ospitale, Pilastri, Ponte Rodoni, Salvatonica, San Biagio, Santa Bianca, Scortichino, Settepolesini, Stellata, and Zerbinate.
Bondeno borders the following municipalities: Cento, Ferrara, Ficarolo, Finale Emilia, Mirandola, Sermide e Felonica, Terre del Reno, Vigarano Mainarda. Its territory is crossed by the Panaro river.
History
editIn the 1463, in the city of Bondeno was probably printed the first movable character book of the whole Italian history, a Bible, using the printing press method.[3]
Government
editList of mayors
edit| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
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| Ettore Campi | 1995 | 1999 | Italian People's Party |
| Davide Verri | 1999 | 2009 | National Alliance |
| Alan Fabbri | 2009 | 2015 | Lega Nord |
| Fabio Bergamini | 2015 | Incumbent | Lega Nord |
International relations
editTwin towns — sister cities
editBondeno is twinned with:
Dillingen an der Donau, Germany
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Orsha, Belarus
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ L'arte di Gutemberg a Bondeno
External links
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