Poggio Rusco

Poggio Rusco (Lower Mantovano: Al Pòs) is a small town and comune in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants number 6,474 as of August 31, 2020. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the provincial capital.

Poggio Rusco
Comune
Comune di Poggio Rusco
View of the historical center in 2013, with restoration works ongoing after the 2012 earthquake.
Coat of arms
Location of Poggio Rusco
Poggio Rusco
Location of Poggio Rusco in Italy
Poggio Rusco
Poggio Rusco (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 11°07′10″E
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMantua (MN)
FrazioniDragoncello, Quattrocase, Segonda, Stoppiaro
Government
 • MayorFabio Zacchi
Area
 • Total42.29 km2 (16.33 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2020)[2]
 • Total6,474
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Poggesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46025
Dialing code0386
Patron saintSt.Mary
Saint dayMay 31
WebsiteOfficial website

The town lies in the southeast of the Oltrepò Mantovano area, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Po River and just 2 kilometres (1 mi) from Province of Modena, equidistant to principal cities of the Po Valley such as Mantua, Verona, Ferrara, Bologna and Modena.

Transportation

State Road 12, called Abetone-Brennero, which links Po Valley with Germany, intersects the Provincial Road 496, which connects Mantua with Ferrara.

Here the Bologna-Verona-Brennero-Munich railway line meets the La Spezia-Parma-Suzzara-Poggio Rusco-Ferrara-Ravenna-Rimini line, which links the Adriatic Sea with Tyrrhenian Sea.

Twin cities



  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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