Sant'Agostino, Emilia–Romagna

This article is about the Italian "comune". For the church in Rome, see Basilica di Sant'Agostino.
Sant'Agostino
Comune
Comune di Sant'Agostino

Coat of arms
Sant'Agostino

Location of Sant'Agostino in Italy

Coordinates: 44°48′N 11°23′E / 44.800°N 11.383°E / 44.800; 11.383
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city Ferrara (FE)
Frazioni Dosso, San Carlo
Government
  Mayor Fabrizio Toselli
Area
  Total 35.2 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (31 December 2010[1])
  Total 7,106
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 44047
Dialing code 0532
Website Official website

Sant'Agostino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Ferrara.

Sant'Agostino borders the following municipalities: Bondeno, Cento, Galliera, Mirabello, Pieve di Cento, Poggio Renatico.

Earthquake victims

Two workers died in a Sant'Agostino ceramics factory when the building collapsed during an earthquake which hit the region in the early morning on May 20, 2012.[2]

The following day the affected region, which extended to Lombardy and Veneto, experienced a succession of aftershocks, the strongest of which took place in the early afternoon and was itself rated at 5.1 on the Richter scale.

References

  1. Data from Istat
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18135898 BBC News report of earthquake damage


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