Felonica is a comune

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 Mantua

Province of Mantua

The Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua.-Communes:It includes 70 comuni , ranging in area from Viadana, with 102.19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 km²....

 in the Italian region Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 180 km southeast of Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 and about 50 km southeast of Mantua

Mantua

Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...

. , it had a population of 1,586 and an area of 22.5 km².

Global data: Province: Mantova. Distance from the chief town (Mantova): 60 kilometers. Inhabitants: 1.649. Denomination: Felonichesi.

Geographic data: Surface: 22.5 square kilometers. Height above sea level: 11 meters. Min. height: 9 meters. Max. Height: 11 meters. Altimetric difference: 2 meters.

Population and statistical data: Population density: 73.29 inhabitants per square kilometer. Population in 1991: 1,810 inhabitants - Population in 2001: 1,649 inhabitants. Percentage variation: -8.90%. Families: 684. Medium value of the components of a generic family: 2.41 people.

The municipality of Felonica contains the frazione

Frazione

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...

(subdivision) Quatrelle.

Felonica borders the following municipalities: Bondeno

Bondeno

Bondeno is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km north of Bologna and about 15 km northwest of Ferrara....

, Calto

Calto

Calto is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km west of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 834 and an area of 11.0 km²....

, Castelmassa

Castelmassa

Castelmassa is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km west of Rovigo...

, Ficarolo

Ficarolo

Ficarolo is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km southwest of Rovigo...

, Salara

Salara

Salara is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km southwest of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,221 and an area of 14.3 km².The municipality of Salara contains the frazione ...

, Sermide

Sermide

Sermide is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 180 km southeast of Milan and about 45 km southeast of Mantua. In 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,533 and an area of 56.9 km².The small village of Sermide contains the frazioni : S...

.

This village invented a local bread called "Tirot" which is made with onion.

External links

• www.comune.felonica.mn.it/