Masi Torello
Encyclopedia
Masi Torello is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ferrara
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 50 km northeast of Bologna
and about 15 km east of Ferrara
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,355 and an area of 22.9 km².
The municipality of Masi Torello contains the frazione
(subdivision) Masi San Giacomo.
Masi Torello borders the following municipalities: Ferrara
, Ostellato
, Portomaggiore
, Voghiera
.
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 Ferrara
Province of Ferrara
The Province of Ferrara is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.It has an area of 2,632 km², about two thirds of the area of the U.S. State of Rhode Island, and a total population of about 350,000 . There are 26 comuni in the province , see...
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 Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 50 km northeast 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 about 15 km east of Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,355 and an area of 22.9 km².
The municipality of Masi Torello contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Masi San Giacomo.
Masi Torello borders the following municipalities: Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
, Ostellato
Ostellato
Ostellato is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 50 km northeast of Bologna and about 25 km southeast of Ferrara...
, Portomaggiore
Portomaggiore
Portomaggiore is a town and comune in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Davide Santon was born here.-Main sights:The main attraction of the comune is the Delizia del Verginese, in the frazione of Gambulaga, a castle-residence built by Duke Alfonso I d'Este in the early 16th...
, Voghiera
Voghiera
Voghiera is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km northeast of Bologna and about 13 km southeast of Ferrara...
.