The Saccisica, sometimes also called the Piovese, is a historic area consisting of the
comuni of
Arzergrande,
Bovolenta
Bovolenta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,127 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
Brugine,
Codevigo,
Correzzola,
Legnaro,
Piove di Sacco,
Polverara,
Pontelongo and
Sant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco. It has an area of and a population of 54,000. It lies in the south-eastern part of the
province of Padova
The Province of Padua (''Provincia di Padova'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.
Geography
It has an area of 2,142 km2, and a total population of 936,492 (2016) making it the most populated pr ...
. The Fiumicello, the Schilla, the
Bacchiglione
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The Bacchiglione ( la, Medoacus Minor, "Little Medoacus") is a river that flows in Veneto, northern Italy. It rises in the Alps and empties about later into the Brenta River near Chioggia. It flows through and past a number of cities, in ...
, the
Paltana, the
Barbegara, the
Brenta and the
Taglio Nuovissimo flow through it. It was an agricultural area; both its economy and its geography have been altered by the growth of commercial and industrial activity in recent decades.
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References
Province of Padua
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