- Argenta, Italy
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = argenta-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di Argenta
name=Argenta
region =Emilia-Romagna
province = Ferrara (FE)
elevation_m = 4
area_total_km2 = 311
population_as_of =December 31 ,2004
population_total = 21971
population_density_km2 = 70.6
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|44|37|N|11|51|E
frazioni = Anita, Bando, Benvignante, Boccaleone, Campotto, Consandolo, Filo, Longastrino, Ospitale Monacale, San Biagio, San Nicolò, Santa Maria Codifiume, Traghetto
telephone = 0532
postalcode = 44011
mapx=44.6
mapy=11.86
gentilic = Argentani
saint = St. Nicholas
day =december 6
mayor = Giorgio Bellini (since June 2004)
website = [http://www.comune.argenta.fe.it www.comune.argenta.fe.it]Argenta is a town in the
province of Ferrara ,Emilia-Romagna , north eastItaly . It is located about 30 km southeast ofFerrara , and midway between Ferrara andRavenna .It is in a predominantly flat agricultural region and is near, and at times at the edge of, the Comacchio lagoon wetlands.
History
The town was founded by the Romans.
August 1923
A fascist squad murdered a Catholic priest, don
Giovanni Minzoni , an anti-fascist and the voice of the poor farmers inRomagna , and a friend of several socialist politicians likeNatale Galba .April 1945
The town was the site of several battles over the centuries, the last being in April 1945 when the area was defended by the Germans against the Allied advance during Operation Roast's
Battle of the Argenta Gap . Much of the Comacchio lagoon is today a wildlife sanctuary and Argenta is home of the Marsh Museum which offers many facilities for bird study.Main sights
*
Pieve di San Giorgio , a Palaeo-Christian church on the Reno River.External links
* [http://www.birdinitaly.net/zone_scheda2.asp?lang=en&key=6 The Marsh Museum]
* [http://www.multimap.com/wi/4093.htm Area map]
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