Pegognaga

Pegognaga
Pigugnàga (Emilian)
Comune
Comune di Pegognaga
Pieve of St. Lawrence.
Pieve of St. Lawrence.
Coat of arms of Pegognaga
Coat of arms
Location of Pegognaga
Map
Pegognaga is located in Italy
Pegognaga
Pegognaga
Location of Pegognaga in Italy
Pegognaga is located in Lombardy
Pegognaga
Pegognaga
Pegognaga (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°0′N 10°51′E / 45.000°N 10.850°E / 45.000; 10.850
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMantua (MN)
FrazioniGalvagnina, Polesine, Sacca
Government
 • MayorDimitri Melli
Area
[1]
 • Total
46.69 km2 (18.03 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (31 July 2014)[2]
 • Total
7,200
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
DemonymPegognaghesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46020
Dialing code0376
Patron saintSt. Lawrence
Saint dayAugust 10
WebsiteOfficial website

Pegognaga (Lower Mantovano: Pigugnàga) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Mantua.

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

History

The name may come from the Latin Pecunius, a Roman aristocrat who, in the 1st century AD founded a little agricultural village. It also might be connected to the word pecunia, which in Latin means money, richness, referring to the lands of that place that could offer profitable harvests.



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