Argenta, Italy
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| Comune di Argenta | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Ferrara (FE) |
| Mayor | Giorgio Bellini (since June 2004) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Area | 311 km² (120 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 21,971 |
| - Density | 71/km² (184/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Argentani |
| Dialing code | 0532 |
| Postal code | 44011 |
| Frazioni | Anita, Bando, Benvignante, Boccaleone, Campotto, Consandolo, Filo, Longastrino, Ospitale Monacale, San Biagio, San Nicolò, Santa Maria Codifiume, Traghetto |
| Patron | St. Nicholas |
| - Day | December 6 |
| Website: www.comune.argenta.fe.it | |
Argenta is a town in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, north east Italy. It is located about 30 km southeast of Ferrara, and midway between Ferrara and Ravenna.
It is in a predominantly flat agricultural region and is near, and at times at the edge of, the Comacchio lagoon wetlands.
[edit] History
The town was founded by the Romans.
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.
[edit] Main sights
- Pieve di San Giorgio, a Palaeo-Christian church on the Reno River.
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