Badia Polesine
| Badia Polesine | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Badia Polesine | |
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Part of Vangadizza Abbey in the centre of Badia Polesine. | |
  Badia Polesine Location of Badia Polesine in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N 11°30′E / 45.100°N 11.500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Rovigo (RO) |
| Frazioni | Barchetta, Bovazecchino-Serraglio, Ca' Bulgaron, Colombano, Crocetta, Fornaci, Masetti, Nezzo, Orti, Rosta, Salvaterra, Villa d'Adige, Villa Fora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gastone Fantato |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.5 km2 (17.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (1 April 2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,878 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Badiesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 45021 |
| Dialing code | 0425 |
| Website | Official website |
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Badia Polesine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) southwest of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Rovigo. It is part of the upper Polesine, and is bounded by the Adige river, which separates the communal territory from the province of Padua.
Badia Polesine borders the following municipalities: Canda, Castagnaro, Castelbaldo, Giacciano con Baruchella, Lendinara, Masi, Piacenza d'Adige, Terrazzo, Trecenta. The main sight is the Abbey of Vangadizza.
The town has a station on the Verona-Legnago-Rovigo railroad. It can be reached by road through the SS343 Transpolesana national road.