Rovigo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Rovigo
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Città di Rovigo | |
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
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Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Rovigo (RO) |
Frazioni | see list |
Area | |
• Total | 108.81 km2 (42.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population
(31 December 2014)
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• Total | 52,170 |
• Density | 479.46/km2 (1,241.79/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Rodigini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code |
45100
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Dialing code | 0425 |
Patron saint | St. Bellinus of Padua |
Saint day | November 26 |
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province.
Geography
Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, 80 kilometres (50 mi) by rail southwest of Venice and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-southwest of Padua, and on the Adigetto Canal. The comune of Rovigo extends between the rivers Adige and Canal Bianco, 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Adriatic Sea, except the frazione of Fenil del Turco that extends south of the Canal Bianco.
Polesine is the name of the low ground between the lower courses of the rivers Adige and Po and the sea; the derivation of the name is much discussed, generally applied only to the province of Rovigo, but is sometimes extended to the near towns of Adria and Ferrara.
Images for kids
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Giulio Monteverdi: Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
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Ettore Ferrari: Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
See also
In Spanish: Rovigo para niños