Copparo
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Country | Italy | |
region | Emilia-Romagna | |
province | Ferrara (FE) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 54 ' N , 11 ° 50' 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 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.