Roverchiara
Encyclopedia
Roverchiara is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 90 km west of Venice
and about 30 km southeast of Verona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,685 and an area of 19.8 km².
The municipality of Roverchiara contains the frazione
(subdivision) Roverchiaretta.
Roverchiara borders the following municipalities: Albaredo d'Adige
, Angiari
, Bonavigo
, Isola Rizza
, Ronco all'Adige
, and San Pietro di Morubio
.
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 Verona
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...
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 90 km west 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 30 km southeast of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,685 and an area of 19.8 km².
The municipality of Roverchiara 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) Roverchiaretta.
Roverchiara borders the following municipalities: Albaredo d'Adige
Albaredo d'Adige
Albaredo d'Adige is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km west of Venice and about 25 km south of Verona...
, Angiari
Angiari
Angiari is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km southeast of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,892 and an area of 13.5 km².Angiari borders the following municipalities:...
, Bonavigo
Bonavigo
Bonavigo is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km west of Venice and about 30 km southeast of Verona...
, Isola Rizza
Isola Rizza
Isola Rizza is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 25 km southeast of Verona...
, Ronco all'Adige
Ronco all'Adige
Ronco all'Adige is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 25 km southeast of Verona...
, and San Pietro di Morubio
San Pietro di Morubio
San Pietro di Morubio is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 30 km southeast of Verona...
.