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Argenta
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer.
Argenta is a town in the province of Emilia-Romagna, in the north east of Italy, about 30 kilometers southeast of Ferrara, and midway between Ferrara and Ravenna. It is in a predominantly flat agricultural region and is near, and at times at the edge of, the Comacchio lagoon wetlands. It has an area of 311 square kilometers and population as of December 31, 2004 was 21,971 with a density of 70.6 per square kilometers. The town was founded by the Romans and was the site of several battles over the centuries. The last was in April 1945 when the area was defended by the Germans against the Allied advance Operation Roast. Much of the Comacchio lagoon is today a wildlife sanctuary and Argenta is home of the Marsh Museum which offers many facilities for bird study.
Argenta is one of the most visited places. It enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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