Vigarano Mainarda

Vigarano Mainarda (Ferrarese: Vigaràn Mainarda) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km northeast of Bologna and about 9 km west of Ferrara.

Vigarano Mainarda borders the following municipalities: Bondeno, Ferrara, Poggio Renatico and Terre del Reno

Science
The Vigarano meteorite fell here in 1910: it is considered the prototype of a class of carbonaceous chondrites known as "CV group" (where the "V" comes from the name Vigarano). Vigarano-like carbonaceous (CV) chondrites contain once-melted (igneous) CAIs that crystallized Al-, Ti-rich calcic pyroxene (fassaite) containing Ti 3+ The substantial Ti 3+ in these pyroxenes indicates highly reduced crystallization conditions in their parental melts, which also record the oldest radiometric ages of all Solar System materials.

People

 * Paolo Mazza (1901–1981), football manager.
 * Carlo Rambaldi (1925–2012), special effects artist

Twin towns

 * 🇫🇷 Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France
 * 🇭🇺 Salgótarján, Hungary
 * 🇮🇹 Altomonte, Italy