Sant'Agostino, Emilia–Romagna
Sant'Agostino was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Ferrara. From 1 January 2017 the comune was unified with Mirabello and the new municipality took the name of Terre del Reno.
Sant'Agostino | |
|---|---|
  Sant'Agostino Location of Sant'Agostino in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′N 11°23′E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Ferrara (FE) |
| Comune | Terre del Reno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.2 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,106 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44047 |
| Dialing code | 0532 |
Earthquake victims
Two workers died in a Sant'Agostino ceramics factory when the building collapsed during an earthquake which hit the region in the early morning on May 20, 2012.[2]
The following day the affected region, which extended to Lombardy and Veneto, experienced a succession of aftershocks, the strongest of which took place in the early afternoon and was itself rated at 5.1 on the Richter scale.
References
- Data from Istat
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18135898 BBC News report of earthquake damage
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