Pegognaga

Pegognaga
Comune
Comune di Pegognaga

Pieve of St. Lawrence.

Coat of arms
Pegognaga

Location of Pegognaga in Italy

Coordinates: 45°0′N 10°51′E / 45.000°N 10.850°E / 45.000; 10.850
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Mantua (MN)
Frazioni Galvagnina, Polesine, Sacca
Government
  Mayor Dimitri Melli
Area
  Total 46.69 km2 (18.03 sq mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (31 July 2014)
  Total 7,200
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pegognaghesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 46020
Dialing code 0376
Patron saint St. Lawrence
Saint day August 10
Website Official website

Pegognaga 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.

    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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