Valli di Comacchio

Valli di Comacchio
Valli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio
Saline ponds in Comacchio
Map showing the location of Valli di Comacchio
Map showing the location of Valli di Comacchio
Location in Italy
LocationEmilia-Romagna, Italy
Nearest cityComacchio
Coordinates44°36′55″N 12°10′01″E / 44.61528°N 12.16694°E / 44.61528; 12.16694
Area130 km2
Governing bodyRegion of Emilia-Romagna
www.vallidicomacchio.it/eco.htm
Official nameValli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio
Designated4 September 1981
Reference no.225[1]

The Valli di Comacchio, meaning "fish basins of Comacchio", are a series of contiguous brackish lagoons situated to the south of Comacchio, close to the Adriatic coast of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. They lie within the comuni of Comacchio and Argenta in the province of Ferrara and the comune of Ravenna in the province of Ravenna.

The area, covering almost 17,000 hectares within the Parco regionale del Delta del Po, the regional park of the Po Delta, is classified as a Site of Community Importance and a Special Protection Area.[2] It is also rated internationally important by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.[3]

  1. ^ "Valli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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