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Cento
All you need to know about Cento: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.
Useful numbers in Cento
Save them on your phone before you leave: tap a number to call.
Emergencies
One number for every emergency: police, fire brigade and ambulance. Free, works with no credit, and they also answer in English.
The old numbers 113 (police), 115 (fire brigade) and 118 (ambulance) still work: they all reach the same 112 centre.
Out-of-hours doctor
For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Ferrara.
Health and emergencies in Cento
Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.
Emergency room
- Santissima Annunziatain town · Via Giovanni Vicini 2
- Pubblica Assistenza Crevalcore11.2 km as the crow flies · Crevalcore · Via Candia 385/c
Town hall of Cento
051 6843111 Switchboard
Via Guercino 62
Mayor: Edoardo Accorsi
Postcode and dialling code
Postcode 44042
Dialling code 051
From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.
Post offices 2
Police stations 2
Pharmacies 12
The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.
Vets
For a pet that falls ill on holiday. Call before you go.
None in this town: the nearest one is in a neighbouring town.
Cento in numbers
Official open data: the source is under every number.
The locals are called centesi in Italian.
Patron saint: Blaise of Sebaste.
Twinned with: Maratea, Székesfehérvár, Vicente López Partido.
Born in Cento
- Ferruccio LamborghiniItalian industrialist, founder of Automobili Lamborghini (1916–1993) · 1916
- Guercinopainter of the Italian 17th century (1591–1666) · 1591
What to see and do in Cento
First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.
Monuments and places 13
The whole list- Casa natale di Aroldo BonzagniMemorial
- Centesi illustri 1862Memorial
- G. Francesco Barbieri detto il GuercinoMemorial
- Hangar dei CarriAttraction
- Lapide per Francesco BorgattiMemorial
- Monumento ai CadutiMemorial
- Monumento ai CadutiMonument
- Monumento ai CadutiMonument
- Monumento ai CadutiMonument
- Palazzo del GovernatoreMonument
- Palazzo RusconiMonument
- Porta PieveCity gate
Show all (13)
- Statua di Ugo BassiArtwork
Museums and exhibitions 5
The whole listCastles and fortresses 1
The whole list
Photo: Alice.grussu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia CommonsRocca di Cento
Cento
The fortress at the end of Corso Guercino, with its corner towers and the great entrance tower. It opens for concerts, exhibitions and scheduled events.
Churches 9
- Basilica di San BiagioPlace of worship
- Chiesa dell'Addolorata detta "dei Servi"Place of worship
- Chiesa di San GiorgioPlace of worship
- Chiesa di San Giovanni BoscoPlace of worship · Via Cesare Carpeggiani 11
- Chiesa di San Sebastiano e San RoccoPlace of worship
- Chiesa di Santa Maria MaddalenaPlace of worship
- Oratorio della CrocettaPlace of worship
- Santissima TrinitàPlace of worship · Via Maestrola 2, Dodici Morelli
- Santuario della Beata Vergine della RoccaPlace of worship
Theatres, cinemas and libraries 22
- Alle ArtiArts centre · Via del Curato 8
- A viaggiar tra libriLibrary · Via Casoni 20
- Bibliolibreria sociale Tararì Tararera APSLibrary · Via Giovanni Donati 15
- Biblioteca Associazione STRADE APSLibrary · Via Alcide De Gasperi 10
- Biblioteca Capitolare S. BiagioLibrary · Via Guercino 19
- Biblioteca civicaLibrary
- Biblioteca Comunale di RenazzoLibrary · Via di Renazzo 52
- Biblioteca della Gipsoteca VitaliLibrary · Via Santa Liberata
- Biblioteca dell’Osservatorio Astronomico di CentoLibrary · Via Cola
- Biblioteca del Presidio Libera del CentopieveseLibrary · Via delle Margherite 30
- Biblioteca di MattiaLibrary · Via Ugo Bassi 100
- Biblioteca Ileana ArdizzoniLibrary · Piazza Donatori di Sangue 1
Show all (22)
- Biblioteca Privata del Dottor Carlo Alberto TassinariLibrary · Via Ghisellini-Buonacompra
- Biblioteca Privata del Dottor Lorenzo LorenziniLibrary · Viale Vittorio Falzoni Gallerani
- Biblioteca scolastica del Liceo Ginnasio Statale “Giuseppe Cevolani”Library · Via Guercino
- Biblioteca scolastica del Nido “Le Nuvole”Library · Via Antonio Pacinotti 11
- Centro Polifunzionale PandureraTheatre
- CineminoCinema
- Cinepark Cinema MultisalaCinema · Via Matteo Loves 17
- Don ZucchiniCinema · Via Guercino 19
- Sala Polivalente "G. Alberghini"Arts centre · Via Maestrola 4, Dodici Morelli
- Teatro Giuseppe BorgattiTheatre
Parks and gardens 16
- Bosco Integrale "Caterina Novi"Park · Via Ferrarese 31
- Campetto da calcioPark
- Giardini Ugo BassiPark
- Giardino Botanico di Torre SpadaGarden
- Giardino degli AlpiniPark
- Giardino dei Sensi e della Biodiversità Daniele PoPark
- Giardino del GigantePark
- Parchetto Chiesa CrocettaPark
- Parco dei gorghiPark
- Parco delle RimembranzePark
- Parco del MalafittoPark · Via Paradisi, Renazzo
- Parco del PenzalePark
Rentals and bike sharing 1
The whole list- InBici
Tour guides 1
The whole list- NaturalMente ArteA company of tour guides in Ferrara with a team of licensed guides: visits on history, literature and nature in Ferrara and its province, for individual visitors too.
Stay and eat in Cento
The full lists, with the website and the map of every place.
Getting to Cento
A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.
Other towns in the area
- Argenta
- Bondeno
- Codigoro
- Comacchio
- Copparo
- Ferrara
- Fiscaglia
- Goro
- Jolanda di Savoia
- Lagosanto
- Masi Torello
- Mesola
- Ostellato
- Poggio Renatico
- Portomaggiore
- Riva del Po
- Terre del Reno
- Tresignana
- Vigarano Mainarda
- Voghiera
Sources: population ISTAT; phone, address and mayor from the Italian public administration index; vehicles ACI; businesses ISTAT; saints, twin towns and people Wikidata; places and services OpenStreetMap. Found a mistake? The right number is always the one on the official site. Lists from OpenStreetMap, read on 3 October 2026.