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'' in the province of Ferrara,

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. It is located about southeast of

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, and midway between Ferrara and

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Geography

Argenta is situated in a flat agricultural region near the Valli di Comacchio lagoon wetlands. Much of the latter is today a wildlife sanctuary and Argenta is home to the Marsh Museum which offers many facilities for ornithology.

History

The town was founded by the Romans. In 1295 it was the seat of a convention of the main Ghibelline leaders of Romagna to decide the course of the war against the Papal forces. In 1923 a Fascist squad murdered a Catholic priest, don Giovanni Minzoni, an anti-fascist and the voice of the poor farmers in Romagna, as well as a friend of several socialist politicians like Natale Galba. During World War II the area was part of the German Gothic Line. In April 1945, in the Allied advance of Operation Roast, it was the location of the Battle of the Argenta Gap.

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse

Aree naturali

* Valley of Campotto * Valley of Comacchio * Dock of Porto - Dock of Bando * Valley of Argenta (Nature Network 2000)

Società

Ethnicities and foreign minorities

As of December 31, 2023, the foreign population is 2,609, or 12.36% of the population.

Twin towns

Argenta is twinned with: * Castelnau-le-Lez, France, since 2003

Main sights

* Pieve di San Giorgio, a Palaeo-Christian church on the Reno River. * Museum of the Valleys of Argenta * Museo della Bonifica ("Museum of Land Reclamation") * Duomo di San Nicolò * San Domenico

Transportation

Argenta is located on the SS16 Adriatica state highway, which connects it to Ferrara and Ravenna. It has a rail-station on the

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railroad.

References

External links

The Marsh Museum

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