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Poggio Rusco

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Poggio Rusco

44°58′40″N 11°07′10″E / 44.97778°N 11.11944°E / 44.97778; 11.11944CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceMantua (MN)FrazioniDragoncello, Quattrocase, Segonda, StoppiaroGovernment

• MayorFabio ZacchiArea

^[1]

• Total42.29 km² (16.33 sq mi)Elevation

16 m (52 ft)Population

(31 August 2020)^[2]

• Total6,474 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)DemonymPoggesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

46025

Dialing code0386Patron saintSt.MarySaint dayMay 31WebsiteOfficial website

Poggio Rusco (Lower Mantovano: Al Pòs) is a small town and comune in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants number 6,474 as of August 31, 2020. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the provincial capital.

The town lies in the southeast of the Oltrepò Mantovano area, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Po River and just 2 kilometres (1 mi) from Province of Modena, equidistant to principal cities of the Po Valley such as Mantua, Verona, Ferrara, Bologna and Modena.

Origin of the name

A popular story about the origin of the name said that this place was used by bolognese people as dump; dump in bolognese language was "rusco", and because of it this town now is called Poggio Rusco.

Transportation

State Road 12, called Abetone-Brennero, which links Po Valley with Germany, intersects the Provincial Road 496, which connects Mantua with Ferrara.

Poggio Rusco railway station is located at the junction between the Verona–Bologna railway and the Suzzara–Ferrara railway.

Twin cities

Former Twin Cities

Condé-sur-Noireau, France, from 1999 - 2021 ^[3]^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ "Une classe en moins, clocher de Saint-Sauveur... que faut-il attendre en 2023 à Condé-en-Normandie ?". actu.fr. January 14, 2023.
^ "Le dernier conseil municipal de l'année étoffé à Condé-en-Normandie". Ouest-France.fr. December 14, 2021.