Copparo

Copparo
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Ferrara  (FE)
Coordinates	44 ° 54 '  N , 11 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 '0 "  N , 11 ° 50' 0"  E
height	5  m slm
surface	157 km²
Residents	16,071 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	102 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	44034
prefix	0532
ISTAT number	038007
Popular name	copparesi
Patron saint	SS. Pietro e Paolo - Santa Lucia
Website	http://www.comune.copparo.fe.it/

Copparo from the air

The church of Santi Pietro e Paolo

Copparo is a small town with 16,071 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy .

Geographical location

The city is located 20 kilometers northeast of the provincial capital Ferrara . Neighboring cities are Rovigo in the north, Codigoro in the southeast and Portomaggiore in the south.

history

The place was mentioned in a document from 870 AD. The city has long been the subject of a dispute between the churches of Ferrara and Ravenna .

Attractions

• Watchtower, remnant of an Este summer palace that was destroyed by fire ; the building houses the modern art gallery.
• S. Venanzio Church
• Romanesque rectory in the village of Saletta, west of Copparo.

Web links

• City administration website

Individual evidence

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