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Rovigo

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Rovigo

Total population

51,867

Coordinates45.07°, 11.79°

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City facts

Overview

Rovigo is a city and commune in the region of Veneto, Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

45.0698

Longitude

11.7888

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

5,965

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
211
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
153
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
129
Gray/Purple Heron
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
129
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
124
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
119
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
116
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
110

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

258

Largest magnitude

6

Largest event

2012-05-20

Most recent

M 4.3 — 2026-01-13
1 km NNW of Fornace Zarattini, Italy
M 4.6 — 2026-01-13
2 km N of Fornace Zarattini, Italy
M 4.1 — 2023-10-28
2 km SSW of Bagnolo di Po, Italy
M 3.9 — 2023-10-25
0 km S of Ficarolo, Italy
M 2.8 — 2022-08-20
0 km SW of Cadelbosco di Sotto, Italy
M 4 — 2022-04-19
2 km NNW of Fontanelice, Italy

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Olympic cyclist (1903–1964)

Italian footballer (born 1957)

Massimo Ghirotto

road bicycle racer

Fruttuoso Piccolo

Celestino Celio

Italian footballer (1925-2008)

Italian footballer

Romano Bettarello

Italian rugby union player (1930–2005)

Walter Bassan

French resistant and deported (1926-2017)

French bicycle racer (1908-2002)

Attilio Rizzo

sentenced to death during the World War II (1891–1945)

Carla Liliana Martini

Italian resistance fighter and Nazi concentration camp survivor (1926-2017)

Domenico Giorgi

Italian presbyter (1690-1747)

Italian journalist and writer (1901-1963)

Ettore Pancini

Italian physicist (1915-1981)

Gianni Sparapan

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Veneto

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.78

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,378

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

1,243

Avg daily Wikipedia views

41

Attention level

Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rovigo

Vittorio Sgarbi · 1988

Girolamo Brusoni

Convegno di studi storici (23 1999 Rovigo, Italy) · 2001

Tesori dalle dimore storiche del Veneto

Pier Luigi Fantelli · 2009

Italy) Convegno di studi storici (31st 2013 Rovigo · 2016

Mosaici e pavimenti del Veneto

Federica Rinaldi · 2007

I moti del 1848-1849 nel Polesine e nell'area padano-veneta

Convegno di studi storici (22nd 1998 Rovigo, Italy) · 1999

I nomi degli uccelli nei dialetti del Veneto

Riccardo Groppali · 2019

Catalogo dei beni artistici e storici, Rovigo

Vittorio Sgarbi · 1988

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code: 029041
Province: Rovigo (RO)
Region: Veneto
NUTS3 (2024): ITH37
Codice catastale: H620
Province capital: Yes

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
• ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)