Sesto ed Uniti is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Cremona

Province of Cremona

The Province of Cremona is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cremona.The province has an area of 1,771 km² and in 2008 census, had a population of 358,628. There are 115 comuni...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 70 km southeast of Milan

Milan

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 and about 11 km northwest of Cremona

Cremona

Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...

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Sesto ed Uniti borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra Cremonese

Acquanegra Cremonese

Acquanegra Cremonese is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km southeast of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Cremona...

, Annicco

Annicco

Annicco is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Cremona...

, Castelverde

Castelverde

Castelverde is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km southeast of Milan and about 8 km northwest of Cremona....

, Cremona

Cremona

Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...

, Grumello Cremonese ed Uniti

Grumello Cremonese ed Uniti

Grumello Cremonese ed Uniti is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Cremona...

, Paderno Ponchielli

Paderno Ponchielli

Paderno Ponchielli is a town and comune in the province of Cremona, in Lombardy, Italy.This comune was known as Paderno Fasolaro but later changed its name in honor of Amilcare Ponchielli, who was born there in 1834....

, Spinadesco

Spinadesco

Spinadesco is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km southeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Cremona...

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Famous people

Sesto ed Uniti is the home village of the major of Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

 and former trade union leader Sergio Cofferati

Sergio Cofferati

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It is also the home town of chef Massimo Capra

Massimo Capra

Massimo Capra is a restaurant consultant and celebrity chef based in Toronto, Canada. He is known for his appearances on City Line, and the Food Network show, Restaurant Makeover, which is seen in over sixteen countries worldwide....

, famous for television appearances on the Food Network in North America

North America

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, particularly on the series Restaurant Makeover

Restaurant Makeover

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