Pontecchio Polesine, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy Genealogy

Guide to Pontecchio Polesine municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

The location was inhabited in the initial and central phases of the middle Bronze Age (1650-1450 BC).

Jurisdictions:

Lombards (753)
Church of Adria (944)
Tarulfo the Bulgarian of Ferrara (1054)
Venetians (1482)
Basilica of St. Mark (1521)
Italians (assumed based on current location)

Major events:

753: Donated to the monastery of Nonantola by the Lombard Astolfo.
944: Taken under the protection of Pope Martin II.
1054: Raised to the rank of archpriest and collegiate church by Bishop Benedetto of Adria.
1482: Conquered by the Venetians.
1521: Parish united with Frassinelle and Guardazzola (Guarda) to the Basilica of St. Mark by Pope Leo X.
1522: Confirmation of the Bull of Pope Leo X by Pope Adrian VI.
1952: Inauguration of the Monument to the Fallen of the Two World Wars.
Mayoral elections throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. ^[1]

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Civil Registration

1872-1937 Italia, Rovigo, Pontecchio Polesine. Stato civile, Tribunale: 1872-1937(*); Tribunale di Rovigo at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories

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Libraries

Societies

Research Helps

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References

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pontecchio Polesine," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontecchio_Polesine, accessed 15 January 2025.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Pontecchio Polesine," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontecchio_Polesine, accessed 15 January 2025.

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