Crespino
Encyclopedia
Crespino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rovigo
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 60 km southwest of Venice
and about 12 km southeast of Rovigo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,111 and an area of 31.9 km².
The municipality of Crespino contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Arginello, Il Gorgo, La Banchina di Sopra, La Ruota, La Zagatta, Passodoppio, San Cassiano, and Selva.
Crespino borders the following municipalities: Berra
, Ceregnano
, Gavello
, Guarda Veneta
, Pontecchio Polesine
, Ro
, Rovigo
, Villanova Marchesana
.
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 12 km southeast 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 2,111 and an area of 31.9 km².
The municipality of Crespino 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) Arginello, Il Gorgo, La Banchina di Sopra, La Ruota, La Zagatta, Passodoppio, San Cassiano, and Selva.
Crespino borders the following municipalities: Berra
Berra
Berra is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km northeast of Bologna and about 30 km northeast of Ferrara...
, Ceregnano
Ceregnano
Ceregnano is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 8 km southeast of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,951 and an area of 30.0 km².Ceregnano borders the following municipalities:...
, Gavello
Gavello
Gavello is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 12 km southeast of Rovigo...
, Guarda Veneta
Guarda Veneta
Guarda Veneta is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 9 km south of Rovigo...
, Pontecchio Polesine
Pontecchio Polesine
Pontecchio Polesine is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 6 km southeast of Rovigo...
, Ro
Ro, Italy
Ro is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km northeast of Bologna and about 15 km northeast of Ferrara...
, Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
, Villanova Marchesana
Villanova Marchesana
Villanova Marchesana is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 15 km southeast of Rovigo...
.