Castelmassa
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Country | Italy | |
region | Veneto | |
province | Rovigo (RO) | |
Local name | la Màsa | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 11 ° 19 ′ 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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.