Pontecchio Polesine is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about southwest of

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and about southeast of

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. On 1 January 2019, it had a population of 2,191 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Pontecchio Polesine contains the ''

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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Borgo, Busi, Ca'Zanforlin, Chiaviche Roncagalle, L'Olmo, and Selva. Pontecchio Polesine borders the following municipalities: Bosaro,

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Demographic evolution

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Notable persons

Adelmo Landini was born in Pontecchio Polesine in 1896. He moved to

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to obtain a technical license, and later served in the

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during

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. Landini died in August 1965, and the Municipality of Sasso named a street for him near the Marconi Museum and Mausoleum.

References

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