Comacchio

Comacchio
Comune di Comacchio
Trepponti (1638), built by Giovanni Pietro da Lugano to a design by Luca Danese of Ravenna
Location of Comacchio
Comacchio
Location of Comacchio in Italy
Comacchio
Comacchio (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°42′N 12°11′E / 44.700°N 12.183°E / 44.700; 12.183
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceFerrara (FE)
FrazioniLido degli Estensi, Lido degli Scacchi, Lido di Pomposa, Lido di Spina, Porto Garibaldi, San Giuseppe, Lido delle Nazioni, Lido di Volano, Vaccolino, Volania
Government
  MayorPierluigi Negri
Area
  Total
284.13 km2 (109.70 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2021)
  Total
21,813
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymComacchiesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44022
Dialing code0533
ISTAT code038006
Patron saintSan Cassiano
WebsiteOfficial website

Comacchio (Italian: [koˈmakkjo]; Comacchiese: Cmâc' [kˈmaːts]) is a town and comune of Emilia Romagna, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the provincial capital Ferrara. It was founded about two thousand years ago; across its history it was first governed by the Exarchate of Ravenna, then by the Duchy of Ferrara, and eventually returned to be part of the territories of the Papal States. For its landscape and its history, it is considered one of the major centres of the Po delta. Comacchio is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta."