Castelmassa is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Rovigo
The province of Rovigo () is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo.
It borders on the north with the provinces of Verona, Padua and Venice, on the south with the province of Ferrara, on the west with the provi ...
in the
Italian
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region
Veneto
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, located about southwest of
Venice
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and about west of
Rovigo
Rovigo (, ; ) is a city and communes of Italy, commune in the region of Veneto, Northeast Italy, the capital of the province of Rovigo, eponymous province.
Geography
Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Veni ...
.
Castelmassa borders the following municipalities:
Calto
Calto is a municipality () in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo.
Calto borders the following municipalities: Castelmassa, Ceneselli
Ceneselli is a ''comune'' (munici ...
,
Castelnovo Bariano
Castelnovo Bariano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo.
Castelnovo Bariano borders the following municipalities: Bergantino, Carbon ...
,
Ceneselli
Ceneselli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo.
Ceneselli borders the following municipalities: Calto, Castelmassa, Castelnovo Barian ...
,
Felonica,
Sermide
Sermide was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua. It is now a frazione
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.
People
*
Bonaventura Porta
Bonaventura Porta (October 21, 1866 – December 15, 1953) was the Italian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro from his appointment by Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (; ; born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, ; 2 ...
, (1866–1953),
bishop of Pesaro
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Castelmassa is
twinned with:
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Gniew
Gniew (; ) is a historic town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It has 6,870 inhabitants (2016).
It is one of the oldest towns in Eastern Pomerania, and is renowned for its medieval ...
,
Poland
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References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto
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