Melara is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Rovigo
The Province of Rovigo (''Provincia di 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, o ...
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 (, ; egl, Ruig) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province.
Geography
Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Venice and south-southwest of P ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
The municipality of Melara contains the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivision) Santo Stefano.
Melara borders the following municipalities:
Bergantino
Bergantino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo.
Bergantino borders the following municipalities: Borgofranco sul Po, Carbonara di P ...
,
Borgofranco sul Po
Borgofranco sul Po ( Lower Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.
Borgofranco sul Po borders the following municipal ...
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Cerea
Cerea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy.
History
From 923 AD until 1223 Cerea was a ''castrum'' (fortification). On 1223 Cerea it became a "comune" but, a year after, it was plundered because of the war be ...
,
Ostiglia
Ostiglia (Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.
History
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.
Demography
Below is a graph showing the decennial change in population of Melara from 1871 to 2001.
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References
External links
www.comune.melara.ro.it
Cities and towns in Veneto
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