Bondeno

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.

Bondeno
Comune
Comune di Bondeno
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bondeno
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Coordinates: 44°53′N 11°25′E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Ferrara (FE)
Frazioni	Scortichino, Gavello, Pilastri, Burana, Stellata, Zerbinate, Salvatonica, Settepolesini, Ponte Rodoni, Santa Bianca, Casumaro (partially).
Government
• Mayor	Simone Saletti
Area [1]
• Total	174.76 km2 (67.48 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	14,217
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Bondenesi or Bondesani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44012
Dialing code	0532
Website	Official website

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