Adria in Veneto

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Canal Bianco © Pava

Canal Bianco © Pava

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 Etruscan city of Adria (“Hatria”) is below the modern city, three to four metres below the current level. Adria (“Hatria”) may have given its name during an early period to the Adriatic Sea, to which it was connected by channels. Adria and Spina were the Etruscan ports and depots for Felsina (now Bologna).

Under Roman occupation the town ceded importance to the former Greek colony Ravenna as the continued siltation of the Po delta carried the seafront further to the east. The sea is now about 22 kilometres (14 miles) from Adria.

Villa Mecenati © Pava Via Angeli and Via Chieppara © Threecharlie/cc-by-sa-3.0 Town Hall © Threecharlie/cc-by-sa-3.0 Adria Theatre © Pava Villa Scarpari © Threecharlie/cc-by-sa-3.0 Canal Bianco © Pava
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Via Angeli and Via Chieppara © Threecharlie/cc-by-sa-3.0
The first exploration of ancient Atria was carried out by Carlo Bocchi and published as Importanza di Adria la Veneta. The collections of the Bocchi family were given to the public at the beginning of the 20th century and comprise a major part of the city museum collection of antiquities. At the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the port of Adria had lost most of its importance. It finally declined after the total change of the local hydrography in 589.

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