Costa di Rovigo
Encyclopedia
Costa di Rovigo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rovigo
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 60 km southwest of Venice
and about 7 km southwest of Rovigo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,886 and an area of 16.0 km².
The municipality of Costa di Rovigo contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Case Bertante, Colomban, and Stanga.
Costa di Rovigo borders the following municipalities: Arquà Polesine
, Fratta Polesine
, Rovigo
, Villamarzana
, Villanova del Ghebbo
.
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 Rovigo
Province of Rovigo
The Province of Rovigo is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo.It borders on the north with the provinces of Verona, Padua and Venice, on the south with the province of Ferrara, on the west with the province of Mantua, and on the eastwith the Adriatic Sea.-...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, located about 60 km southwest of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and about 7 km southwest of Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,886 and an area of 16.0 km².
The municipality of Costa di Rovigo contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Case Bertante, Colomban, and Stanga.
Costa di Rovigo borders the following municipalities: Arquà Polesine
Arquà Polesine
Arquà Polesine is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 7 km southwest of Rovigo...
, Fratta Polesine
Fratta Polesine
Fratta Polesine is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 11 km southwest of Rovigo...
, Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
, Villamarzana
Villamarzana
Villamarzana is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 10 km southwest of Rovigo...
, Villanova del Ghebbo
Villanova del Ghebbo
Villanova del Ghebbo is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 10 km west of Rovigo...
.