Rovigo is a town in northeastern Italy. The city stands on the low ground known as Polesine, 80 km by rail from Venice and 40 km from Padua, and on the Adigetto Canal. The comune of Rovigo extends between the rivers Adige and Canal Bianco, 40 km from the Adriatic Sea, except the frazione of Fenil del Turco. Polesine is the name of the low ground between the lower courses of the rivers Adige and Po and the sea.
