LENTO, a town of Emilia, Italy, province of Ferrara, 18m. S.E. direct from the town of Ferrara, Soft. above sea-level; it is reached by road (6m. to the west) from the station of S. Pietro in Casale, 15m. S.W. by W. of Ferrara, and also by a steam tram way (18m. N.) from Bologna to Pieve di Cento, on the opposite bank of the Reno. Pop. (1921) 4,942 (town) ; 21,084 (commune). It is connected by a navigable canal with Ferrara. It was the birthplace of the painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino), and there are several of his works in the town.