Poggio Rusco
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| Poggio Rusco | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Mantua (MN) |
| Mayor | Sergio Rinaldoni (since May 30, 2006) |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Area | 42,35 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of March 31, 2006) | 6,459 |
| - Density | 150/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Poggesi |
| Dialing code | 0386 |
| Postal code | 46025 |
| Frazioni | Dragoncello ,Quattrocase ,Segonda ,Stoppiaro ,Agnolo ,Verdonda ,Cantaboa |
| Patron | St.Mary |
| - Day | May 31 |
| Website: www.comune.poggiorusco.mn.it | |
Poggio Rusco it's a small town in the Province of Mantua,whose inhabitants are 6,459 (March 31, 2006).It's 42 km away from provincial capital.
The town extends its territory in the south-eastern Oltrepò Mantovano, 9 km away from the Po River and just 2 km away from Province of Modena,in equidistant position compared to important cities of Po Valley like Mantova,Verona,Ferrara,Bologna e Modena.
It's considered an important road junction.In Poggio Rusco,the Statal Road number 12,called Abetone-Brennero,linking Po Valley with Germany,intersects the Provincial Road 496,which connects Mantua with Ferrara.
In the same way,it's a strategical railroad junction.Here the Bologna-Verona-Brennero-Munich line meets the La Spezia-Parma-Suzzara-Poggio Rusco-Ferrara-Ravenna-Rimini line which links the Adriatic with Tyrrhenian Sea
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[edit] Neighbouring Town
Magnacavallo, Mirandola (Mo), San Giovanni del Dosso, Sermide, Villa Poma, Schivenoglia
[edit] History
[edit] Twin cities
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