Mesola (
Ferrarese: ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Ferrara
The province of Ferrara ( it, provincia di Ferrara; egl, pruvîncia ad Fràra) is a province in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Ferrara. As of 2016, it has a population of 354,238 inhabitants over an area ...
in the
Italian
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*** Regional Ita ...
region
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
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, located about northeast of
Bologna
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and about east of
Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,331 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Mesola borders the following municipalities:
Ariano nel Polesine,
Berra
Berra ( Ferrarese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna and about northeast of Ferrara.
Berra borders the following municipalities: Ariano nel Pol ...
,
Codigoro
Codigoro ( Ferrarese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna and about east of Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and '' comune'' in Emil ...
,
Goro.
One of the landmarks in the town is the
Castle of Mesola, built between 1578 and 1583, mainly used as a hunting lodge by the
Este dynasty. It now houses the civic library and the ''Museum of the Wood and Deer of Mesola''.
Ferrara Terra e Acqua
website, entry on castle.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.mesola.fe.it/
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
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