Pontecchio Polesine

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Pontecchio Polesine
Comune di Pontecchio Polesine
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Pontecchio Polesine is located in Italy
Pontecchio Polesine
Pontecchio Polesine
Location of Pontecchio Polesine in Italy
Pontecchio Polesine is located in Veneto
Pontecchio Polesine
Pontecchio Polesine
Pontecchio Polesine (Veneto)
Coordinates: 45°1′N 11°49′E / 45.017°N 11.817°E / 45.017; 11.817Coordinates: 45°1′N 11°49′E / 45.017°N 11.817°E / 45.017; 11.817
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
ProvinceProvince of Rovigo (RO)
FrazioniBorgo, Busi, Ca'Zanforlin, Chiaviche Roncagalle, L'Olmo, Selva
Area
 • Total11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)
 • Total2,191
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
DemonymPontecchiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
45030
Dialing code0425

Pontecchio Polesine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Venice and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Rovigo. On 1 January 2019, it had a population of 2,191 and an area of 11.5 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi).[1]

The municipality of Pontecchio Polesine contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Borgo, Busi, Ca'Zanforlin, Chiaviche Roncagalle, L'Olmo, and Selva.

Pontecchio Polesine borders the following municipalities: Bosaro, Crespino, Guarda Veneta, Rovigo.

Demographic evolution

Notable persons

Adelmo Landini was born in Pontecchio Polesine in 1896.[2] He moved to Bologna to obtain a technical license, and later served in the Italian army during World War I.[2] Landini died in August 1965, and the Municipality of Sasso named a street for him near the Marconi Museum and Mausoleum.

References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ a b Risi, Giacomo Bortolotti, Fabio. "Adelmo Landini « Sasso Marconi Foto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-21.