Castelmassa

Castelmassa
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Rovigo  (RO)
Local name	la Màsa
Coordinates	45 ° 1 ′  N , 11 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height	12  m slm
surface	11.9 km²
Residents	2,296 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	193 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	45035
prefix	0425
ISTAT number	044027
Popular name	Massesi
Website	Castelmassa

Castelmassa is a north-eastern Italian municipality (comune) with 2296 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rovigo in Veneto . The municipality is located about 38 kilometers west-southwest of Rovigo on the Po and borders directly on the province of Mantua ( Lombardy ). Castelmassa is part of the Transpadana Ferrarese .

history

The place is first mentioned in a document in 938. Due to its location at a crossing point of ancient roads, an earlier settlement is likely. In 1017 the place was placed under the rule of the Benedictine Abbey of Nonantola . The property passed to the Bishop of Ferrara in 1101 .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Enrico Castellani (1930–2017), painter and relief artist
• Mário Rino Sivieri (1942–2020), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Propriá

Web links

Commons : Castelmassa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.