Badia Polesine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) southwest of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Rovigo. It is part of the upper Polesine, and is bounded by the Adige river, which separates the communal territory from the province of Padua.
Badia Polesine | |
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| Comune di Badia Polesine | |
_(Badia_Polesine).jpg) Part of Vangadizza Abbey in the centre of Badia Polesine. | |
Location of Badia Polesine  | |
  Badia Polesine Location of Badia Polesine in Italy  Badia Polesine Badia Polesine (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N 11°30′E / 45.100°N 11.500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Rovigo (RO) |
| Frazioni | Barchetta, Bovazecchino-Serraglio, Ca' Bulgaron, Colombano, Crocetta, Fornaci, Masetti, Nezzo, Orti, Rosta, Salvaterra, Villa d'Adige, Villa Fora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Rossi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.53 km2 (17.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,001 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Badiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45021 |
| Dialing code | 0425 |
| Website | Official website |
Badia Polesine borders the following municipalities: Canda, Castagnaro, Castelbaldo, Giacciano con Baruchella, Lendinara, Masi, Piacenza d'Adige, Terrazzo, Trecenta. The main sight is the abbey of Vangadizza.
The town has a station on the Verona-Legnago-Rovigo railroad. It can be reached by road through the SS343 Transpolesana national road and the A31 motorway.
Twin towns edit
Badia Polesine is twinned with:
Estepa, Spain
Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, France
Sport edit
- Valentino Degani-Tino Magnan" Stadium (Football)
- Nuovi Impianti Sportivi Comunali hosted the Italy versus France match during the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.
- The Stadio Ottorino Verzaro built in 1928, which is located on the Via Roma, was used as a motorcycle speedway venue, and hosted important events, including qualifying rounds of the Italian Championships, as part of the Speedway World Championship, starting in 1987[3][4] and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1981.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Speedway World Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links edit
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