Vigarano Mainarda | |
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Comune di Vigarano Mainarda | |
Coordinates: 44°51′N 11°30′E / 44.850°N 11.500°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province | Ferrara (FE) |
Frazioni | Borgo, Castello, Coronella (partially), Diamantina, Madonna dei Boschi (partially), Tortiola, Vigarano Pieve |
Government | |
• Mayor | Davide Bergamini |
Area | |
• Total | 42.02 km2 (16.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 7,551 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vigaranesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 44049 |
Dialing code | 0532 |
Website | Official website |
Vigarano Mainarda (Ferrarese: Vigaràn Mainarda) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bologna and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Ferrara.
Vigarano Mainarda borders the following municipalities: Bondeno, Ferrara, Poggio Renatico and Terre del Reno
Science
[edit]The Vigarano meteorite fell here in 1910: it is considered the prototype of a class of carbonaceous chondrites known as "CV group" (where the "V" comes from the name Vigarano).[3] Vigarano-like carbonaceous (CV) chondrites contain once-melted (igneous) CAIs that crystallized Al-, Ti-rich calcic pyroxene (fassaite) containing Ti 3+ [4] The substantial Ti 3+ in these pyroxenes indicates highly reduced crystallization conditions in their parental melts, which also record the oldest radiometric ages of all Solar System materials.
People
[edit]- Paolo Mazza (1901–1981), football manager.
- Carlo Rambaldi (1925–2012), special effects artist
Twin towns
[edit]Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France
Salgótarján, Hungary
Altomonte, Italy
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ [1] Meteoritical Bulletin Database
- ^ Simon, S.B.; Sutton, S.R.; Grossman, L. (2007). "Valence of titanium and vanadium in pyroxene in refractory inclusion interiors and rims". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 71 (12): 3098–3118. Bibcode:2007GeCoA..71.3098S. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2007.03.027.
External links
[edit] Media related to Vigarano Mainarda at Wikimedia Commons