Vigarano Mainarda

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Location of Vigarano Mainarda

44°51′N 11°30′E / 44.850°N 11.500°E / 44.850; 11.500CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceFerrara (FE)FrazioniBorgo, Castello, Coronella (partially), Diamantina, Madonna dei Boschi (partially), Tortiola, Vigarano PieveGovernment

• MayorDavide BergaminiArea

^[1]

• Total42.02 km² (16.22 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(31 December 2021)^[2]

• Total7,551 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)DemonymVigaranesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

44049

Dialing code0532WebsiteOfficial 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

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

Paolo Mazza (1901–1981), football manager.
Carlo Rambaldi (1925–2012), special effects artist

Twin towns

Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France
Salgótarján, Hungary
Altomonte, Italy

References

^ "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.