Arquà Polesine (Italian pronunciation: [arˈkwa ppoˈleːzine]; Venetian: Arquà Połesine) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Venice and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Rovigo.
Arquà Polesine
Arquà Połesine (Venetian) | |
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| Comune di Arquà Polesine | |
_(Arqu%C3%A0_Polesine).jpg) The castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Arquà Polesine  | |
  Arquà Polesine Location of Arquà Polesine in Italy  Arquà Polesine Arquà Polesine (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 11°44′E / 45.017°N 11.733°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Rovigo (RO) |
| Frazioni | Ca'Brancalion, Ca'Torelli, Cornè, Granze, La Berlina, Valmolin di Mezzo, Valmolin Inferiore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chiara Turolla |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,682 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Arquatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45031 |
| Dialing code | 0425 |
| Website | Official website |
Arquà Polesine borders the following municipalities: Bosaro, Costa di Rovigo, Frassinelle Polesine, Polesella, Rovigo, Villamarzana.
Sights include the castle, built in 1146 by Guglielmo III degli Adelardi Marcheselli, lord of Ferrara, and the parish church (rebuilt around 1516).
Twin towns
editArquà Polesine is twinned with:
Vourles, France.
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.
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