Canaro
Encyclopedia
Canaro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rovigo
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 80 km southwest of Venice
and about 15 km southwest of Rovigo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,885 and an area of 32.7 km².
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Baruchella, Boccalara, C. Benvenuto Tisi, C.Mella, C.Ruggieri, Ca' Matta, Croce del Sud, Crociara, Garofolo, Giaretta, La Frattina, Mezzavia, Paviole, Tenasi, Valiera, Vallone, and Viezze.
Canaro borders the following municipalities: Ferrara
, Fiesso Umbertiano
, Frassinelle Polesine
, Occhiobello
, Polesella
and Ro.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Rovigo
Province of Rovigo
The Province of Rovigo is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo.It borders on the north with the provinces of Verona, Padua and Venice, on the south with the province of Ferrara, on the west with the province of Mantua, and on the eastwith the Adriatic Sea.-...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, located about 80 km southwest of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and about 15 km southwest of Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,885 and an area of 32.7 km².
Geography
The municipality of Canaro contains the frazioniFrazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Baruchella, Boccalara, C. Benvenuto Tisi, C.Mella, C.Ruggieri, Ca' Matta, Croce del Sud, Crociara, Garofolo, Giaretta, La Frattina, Mezzavia, Paviole, Tenasi, Valiera, Vallone, and Viezze.
Canaro borders the following municipalities: Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
, Fiesso Umbertiano
Fiesso Umbertiano
Fiesso Umbertiano is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 20 km southwest of Rovigo...
, Frassinelle Polesine
Frassinelle Polesine
Frassinelle Polesine is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 10 km southwest of Rovigo...
, Occhiobello
Occhiobello
Occhiobello is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 25 km southwest of Rovigo.-External links:*...
, Polesella
Polesella
Polesella is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 11 km south of Rovigo...
and Ro.