Rosolina is a comune

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

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 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 40 km south 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 35 km east 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 6,303 and an area of 73.1 km².

The municipality of Rosolina 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) Isola di Albarella and Rosolina Mare.

Rosolina borders the following municipalities: Chioggia

Chioggia

Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.-Geography:...

, Loreo

Loreo, Italy

Loreo is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km south of Venice and about 35 km east of Rovigo...

, Porto Viro

Porto Viro

Porto Viro, or Taglio di Porto is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km south of Venice and about 35 km east of Rovigo. It was first created during the Fascist era, but subsequently suppressed...

.

Points of interest

• Giardino Botanico Litoraneo di Porto Caleri
  Giardino Botanico Litoraneo di Porto Caleri
  The Giardino Botanico Litoraneo di Porto Caleri , also known as the Giardino Botanico Litoraneo del Veneto, is a nature preserve and botanical garden located on Via Porto Caleri, Rosolina Mare, Rosolina, Province of Rovigo, Veneto, Italy...
  
  , a regional nature preserve and botanical garden
  Botanical garden
  A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
  
  

External links

• www.comune.rosolina.ro.it/