Poggio Rusco
Poggio Rusco | |
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| Comune di Poggio Rusco | |
 View of the historical center in 2013, with restoration works ongoing after the 2012 earthquake. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Poggio Rusco  | |
  Poggio Rusco Location of Poggio Rusco in Italy  Poggio Rusco Poggio Rusco (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 11°07′10″E / 44.97778°N 11.11944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Mantua (MN) |
| Frazioni | Dragoncello, Quattrocase, Segonda, Stoppiaro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabio Zacchi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.35 km2 (16.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,641 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46025 |
| Dialing code | 0386 |
| Patron saint | St.Mary |
| Saint day | May 31 |
| Website | Official website |
Poggio Rusco (Lower Mantovano: Al Pòs) is a small town and comune in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants number 6,641 as of January 1, 2015. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the provincial capital.
The town extends its territory in the south-eastern Oltrepò Mantovano, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Po River and just 2 kilometres (1 mi) from Province of Modena, equidistant position to important cities of Po Valley like Mantua, Verona, Ferrara, Bologna and Modena.
Transportation
State Road 12, called Abetone-Brennero, which links Po Valley with Germany, intersects the Provincial Road 496, which connects Mantua with Ferrara.
Here the Bologna-Verona-Brennero-Munich railway line meets the La Spezia-Parma-Suzzara-Poggio Rusco-Ferrara-Ravenna-Rimini line, which links the Adriatic Sea with Tyrrhenian Sea.
Twin cities
Condé-sur-Noireau, France, since 1999
External links
- PoggioRusco.net - Poggio Rusco internet community
- PoggioRusco.net Images Gallery[permanent dead link]
- Poggio Rusco on Flickr
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- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.