Bondeno

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Location of Bondeno

44°53′N 11°25′E / 44.883°N 11.417°E / 44.883; 11.417CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceFerrara (FE)FrazioniScortichino, Gavello, Pilastri, Burana, Stellata, Zerbinate, Salvatonica, Settepolesini, Ponte Rodoni, Santa Bianca, Casumaro (partially).Government

• MayorSimone SalettiArea

^[1]

• Total174.76 km² (67.48 sq mi)Elevation

13 m (43 ft)Population

(31 December 2017)^[2]

• Total14,217 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)DemonymBondenesi or BondesaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

44012

Dialing code0532WebsiteOfficial website

Bondeno (Bondenese: Bundén) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Ferrara, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Bologna and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Ferrara.

The municipality of Bondeno contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Burana, Gavello, Ospitale, Pilastri, Ponte Rodoni, Salvatonica, San Biagio, Santa Bianca, Scortichino, Settepolesini, Stellata, and Zerbinate.

Bondeno borders the following municipalities: Cento, Ferrara, Ficarolo, Finale Emilia, Mirandola, Sermide e Felonica, Terre del Reno, Vigarano Mainarda. Its territory is crossed by the Panaro river.

History

In the 1463, in the city of Bondeno was probably printed the first movable character book of the whole Italian history, a Bible, using the printing press method.^[3]

Government

List of mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
Ettore Campi	1995	1999	Italian People's Party
Davide Verri	1999	2009	National Alliance
Alan Fabbri	2009	2015	Lega Nord
Fabio Bergamini	2015	Incumbent	Lega Nord

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Bondeno is twinned with:

Dillingen an der Donau, Germany
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Orsha, Belarus

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Data from Istat
^ L'arte di Gutemberg a Bondeno