| Stienta | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Stienta | |
  Stienta Location of Stienta in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′N11°33′E / 44.933°N 11.550°E Coordinates: 44°56′N11°33′E / 44.933°N 11.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Rovigo (RO) |
| Frazioni | Argine Sabato, Argine Valle Est, Argine Valle Ovest, Beccari, Bentivoglio, Boaria Gilliola, Boaria Guerra, Boaria Roveta, Boaria Val dell'Oca e Casetta, Boaria Val di Mezzo, Boaria Varotta, Brigo, Chiavicone, Fazzenda, Folega, Guratti, Ponte Favarzano, Prati Nuovi, Sabbioni, Zampine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 3,118 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Stientesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 45039 |
| Dialing code | 0425 |
| Website | Official website |
Stienta is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,118 and an area of 24.1 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of 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, on the west with the province of Mantua, and on the east with the Adriatic Sea.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
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The municipality of Stienta contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Argine Sabato, Argine Valle Est, Argine Valle Ovest, Beccari, Bentivoglio, Boaria Gilliola, Boaria Guerra, Boaria Roveta, Boaria Val dell'Oca e Casetta, Boaria Val di Mezzo, Boaria Varotta, Brigo, Chiavicone, Fazzenda, Folega, Guratti, Ponte Favarzano, Prati Nuovi, Sabbioni, and Zampine.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Stienta borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo di Po, Castelguglielmo, Ferrara, Fiesso Umbertiano, Gaiba, Occhiobello.
Bagnolo di Po is a comune in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto, northern Italy. It is bounded by other communes of Castelguglielmo, Trecenta, Canda, and Ficarolo.
Castelguglielmo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Venice and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,730 and an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. As of 2016 it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance, it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
