Adria | |
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| Città di Adria | |
 Canal Bianco | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Adria  | |
  Adria Location of Adria in Italy  Adria Adria (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′N 12°03′E / 45.050°N 12.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Rovigo (RO) |
| Frazioni | Baricetta, Bellombra, Bottrighe, Ca' Emo, Campelli, Canareggio, Canton, Canton Basso, Capitello, Case Beviacqua, Case Matte, Ca'Tron, Cavanella Po, Cavedon, Chiavica Pignatta, Corcrevà, Curicchi, Fasana Polesine, Fienile Santissimo, Forcarigoli, Isolella, Mazzorno Sinistro, Montefalche, Palazzon, Passetto, Piantamelon, Sabbioni, San Pietro Basso, Tiro A Segno, Valliera, Voltascirocco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Omar Barbierato |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.5 km2 (43.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 19,543 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Adriesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45011 |
| Dialing code | 0426 |
| Patron saint | Saints Peter and Paul |
| Saint day | 29 June |
| Website | Official website |
Adria is a town and comune in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po. The remains of the Etruscan[3] city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below the modern city, three to four metres below the current level. Adria and Spina were the Etruscan ports and depots for Felsina (now Bologna). Adria may have given its name during an early period to the Adriatic Sea, to which it was connected by channels.[4]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ The Archaeology of Etruscan Society by Vedia Izzet, 2008, p. 13: "the Latin atrium is derived from the Etruscan town of Atria (modern Adria), ascribing the form to the houses of the town".
- ^ The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites quoting Strabo (5.1.8) considers that Adria derived its name from the Adriatic Sea; Hecataeus asserts that both Adria and the Adriatic sea derived their names from the Adria river.