Goro, Emilia–Romagna

Goro
Comune di Goro
A view of Pò di Goro in the municipality of Goro
Location of Goro
Goro
Location of Goro in Italy
Goro
Goro (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°51′N 12°18′E / 44.850°N 12.300°E / 44.850; 12.300
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceFerrara (FE)
FrazioniGorino
Government
 • MayorDiego Viviani
Area
 • Total
33.18 km2 (12.81 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2017[2])[3]
 • Total
3,733
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymGoresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44020
Dialing code0532
WebsiteOfficial website

Goro (Ferrarese: Gòr, but locally Goro) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Bologna and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Ferrara, near the mouth of the Po River.

Goro borders the following municipalities: Ariano nel Polesine, Codigoro, Mesola.

Twin towns

Important people

  • Romualdo Rossi (1877-1968) writer, editor and journalist.
  • Milva (1939–2021) singer, stage and film actress, and television personality.
  • Piergiorgio Farina (1933–2008) jazz violinist, composer and singer.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Data from Istat
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.