Poggio Renatico (
Poggese: ;
Ferrarese: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Ferrara
The province of Ferrara ( it, provincia di Ferrara; egl, pruvîncia ad Fràra) is a province in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Ferrara. As of 2016, it has a population of 354,238 inhabitants over an area ...
in the
Italian
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region
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
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, located about northeast of
Bologna
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and about southwest of
Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...
.
Poggio Renatico borders on the following municipalities:
Baricella,
Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...
,
Galliera
Galliera ( Northern Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about north of Bologna.
Galliera borders the following municipalities: Malalbergo, Pieve di Cento, ...
,
Malalbergo
Malalbergo ( Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna.
Malalbergo borders the following municipalities: Baricella, Bentivoglio, ...
,
Terre del Reno
Terre del Reno is a new ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. As of 1 January 2017, it has a population of 10.041.
Terre del Reno borders the following municipalities: Bondeno, Cento, Galliera, ...
,
Vigarano Mainarda
Vigarano Mainarda ( Ferrarese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna and about west of Ferrara.
Vigarano Mainarda borders the following municipalitie ...
.
History
During the
Middle Ages
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, the region of Poggio Renatico was fortified by the rulers of
Bologna
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through a discontinuous line of towers and castles that provided exclusive control of fishing and river trade and protection against the expansionist intentions of neighboring
Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...
.
About outside Poggio Renatico is one of the Italian Air Force's biggest radar stations, which was formerly used to monitor air traffic over Yugoslavia and southern
Warsaw Pact
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countries.
In 2010,
NATO
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controlled its air forces in southern Europe from the Poggio Renatico radar base, and in March 2010 it provided military control over the airspace between the Danube delta and the Atlantic Ocean.
In May 2011, this
Italian Air Force
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radar station
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was used by NATO as the nerve center for coordinating
air strikes
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during the
Libyan Civil War
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.
Poggio Renatico was hit by the
2012 Emilia earthquakes
In May 2012, two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, causing 27 deaths and widespread damage. The events are known in Italy as the 2012 Emilia earthquakes, because they mainly affected the Emilia region.
The first earthquake, registering m ...
which caused the Lambertini Castle clock tower to collapse. The earthquake also damaged the dome and bell tower of the Abbey Church of St. Michael the Archangel. On 4 June 2012 (several weeks after the earthquake) the steeple of the church was demolished with explosives.
Main sights
* Lambertini Castle
* Abbey of St. Michael the Archangel
* The Abbey of St. Michael the Archangel
* Tower of the Uccellino, also called the Usolino
* The Tower of the Cocenno
* The Tower of the Poggio, also called that of the Ortolano or Fornasini
* The Tower of the Verga, also called that of the Vedrega
* The Clock Tower of Poggio Renatico
Notable people
*
Carlo Fornasini
''Cavaliere dottore'' Carlo Fornasini (3 November 185424 December 1931) was an Italian micropalaeontologist who specialised in Foraminifera ('forams'). He was a pioneer in using fossil forams to sequence marine sedimentary deposits by their rel ...
(1854-1931),
micropalaeontologist, mayor of Poggio Renato for almost thirty years
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
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