Pontecchio Polesine : Demographic evolution, Notable persons Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pontecchio Polesine

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Location of Pontecchio Polesine

45°1′N 11°49′E / 45.017°N 11.817°E / 45.017; 11.817CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceProvince of Rovigo (RO)FrazioniBorgo, Busi, Ca'Zanforlin, Chiaviche Roncagalle, L'Olmo, SelvaArea

^[1]

• Total11.5 km² (4.4 sq mi)Elevation

5 m (16 ft)Population

(Jan. 2019)^[2]

• Total2,191 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)DemonymPontecchianiTime 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).^[3]

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.^[4] He moved to Bologna to obtain a technical license, and later served in the Italian army during World War I.^[4] Landini died in August 1965, and the Municipality of Sasso named a street for him near the Marconi Museum and Mausoleum.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ ^a ^b Risi, Giacomo Bortolotti, Fabio. "Adelmo Landini « Sasso Marconi Foto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)