Cento Explained

Cento
Official Name:Comune di Cento
Coordinates:44.7333°N 28°W
Region:Emilia-Romagna
Province:Ferrara (FE)
Frazioni:Alberone, Buonacompra, Casumaro, Corporeno, Molino Albergati, Pilastrello, Renazzo, Reno Centese, XII Morelli
Mayor Party:PD
Mayor:Edoardo Accorsi
Area Total Km2:64
Population Total:35837
Population As Of:31 December 2014
Population Demonym:Centesi
Elevation M:15
Saint:St. Blaise Bishop and Martyr
Day:February 3
Postal Code:44042
Area Code:051

Cento (pronounced as /it/; Northern Bolognese: Zèint; City Bolognese: Zänt; Centese: Zènt) is a town and comune in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

History

The name Cento is a reference to the centuriation of the Po Valley. Cento's growth from its origin as a little fishing village in the marshes to an established farming town took place in the first few centuries in the second millennium.

The Bishop of Bologna and the Abbot of Nonantola established the Partecipanza Agraria, an institution in which land would perpetually be redistributed every twenty years among the male heirs of the families who constituted the initial core of the community in the 12th century.[1]

In 1502, Pope Alexander VI took it away from the dominion of the Bishop of Bologna and made it part of the dowry of his daughter Lucrezia Borgia, betrothed to Duke Alfonso I d'Este. It was later returned to the Papal States in 1598.

South-east of the city lies the small historic fortification of Pieve di Cento.

Main sights

Culture

Cento is the European's city of Carnival and it is twinned with Rio carnival.

People

Trivia

The nearby center of Renazzo is known in the astronomical community because of the Renazzo meteorite, which fell in 1824 and it is considered the prototype of a class of carbonaceous chondrites known as "CR group" (where the "R" comes from the name Renazzo).[3]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy.

Cento is twinned with:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.partecipanzacento.it/pdf/statuto.pdf Statute of Partecipanza Agraria (Italian)
  2. Cento (town).
  3. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=22586
  4. Web site: Partnervárosok Névsora Partner és Testvérvárosok Névsora. 2013-08-05. Bozsoki. Agnes. City of Székesfehérvár. hu. Partner and Twin Cities List. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313095826/http://onkormanyzat.szekesfehervar.hu/index.php?pg=page_49881. 2016-03-13.