Castelmassa
Encyclopedia
Castelmassa is a comune
(municipality) 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 4,342 and an area of 11.9 km².
The municipality of Castelmassa contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ca'Rossa, Case Gennari, Case Negri, Case Zaghi, Correggio, Cortina, Fantini, Gravallone, Guerrini, Macero Frati, Masina, Olma, Piazza Nova, Pio, Saravalli, and Via di Mezzo.
Castelmassa borders the following municipalities: Calto
, Castelnovo Bariano
, Ceneselli
, Felonica
, Sermide
.
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 90 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 35 km west 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 4,342 and an area of 11.9 km².
The municipality of Castelmassa contains the frazioni
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...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ca'Rossa, Case Gennari, Case Negri, Case Zaghi, Correggio, Cortina, Fantini, Gravallone, Guerrini, Macero Frati, Masina, Olma, Piazza Nova, Pio, Saravalli, and Via di Mezzo.
Castelmassa borders the following municipalities: 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....
, Castelnovo Bariano
Castelnovo Bariano
Castelnovo Bariano is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km southwest of Venice and about 40 km west of Rovigo....
, Ceneselli
Ceneselli
Ceneselli 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...
, Felonica
Felonica
Felonica is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 180 km southeast of Milan and about 50 km southeast of Mantua. , it had a population of 1,586 and an area of 22.5 km².Global data: Province: Mantova. Distance from the chief town : 60...
, 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...
.