Pontecchio Polesine
Pontecchio Polesine | |
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Comune di Pontecchio Polesine | |
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Coordinates: 45°1′N 11°49′E / 45.017°N 11.817°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Province of Rovigo (RO) |
Frazioni | Borgo, Busi, Ca'Zanforlin, Chiaviche Roncagalle, L'Olmo, Selva |
Area | |
• Total | 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 2,191 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pontecchiani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 45030 |
Dialing code | 0425 |
Pontecchio Polesine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Venice and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Rovigo. On 1 January 2019, it had a population of 2,191 and an area of 11.5 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Pontecchio Polesine contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Borgo, Busi, Ca'Zanforlin, Chiaviche Roncagalle, L'Olmo, and Selva.
Pontecchio Polesine borders the following municipalities: Bosaro, Crespino, Guarda Veneta, Rovigo.
Demographic evolution
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Notable persons
[edit]Adelmo Landini was born in Pontecchio Polesine in 1896.[4] He moved to Bologna to obtain a technical license, and later served in the Italian army during World War I.[4] Landini died in August 1965, and the Municipality of Sasso named a street for him near the Marconi Museum and Mausoleum.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ a b Risi, Giacomo Bortolotti, Fabio. "Adelmo Landini « Sasso Marconi Foto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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