Mesola (
Ferrarese: ) 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 Ferrara
The province of Ferrara (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Italy, Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Its capital is the city of Ferrara. As of May 2023, it has a population of 338,143 inhabitants over an area of . The province contains ...
in the
Italian
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region
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an Regions of Italy, administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia (region), Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 m ...
, located about northeast of
Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
and about east of
Ferrara
Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) 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 ...
. 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
Ariano nel Polesine
Ariano nel Polesine is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo, in the Italian region Veneto. It is located about southwest of Venice, and about southeast of Rovigo.
Geography
Ariano nel Polesine borders the fo ...
,
Berra,
Codigoro,
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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