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Comacchio
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Comacchio is a town of Emilia Romagna, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, 48 kilometer by road from the town of Ferrara, in the centre of the lagoon of Valli di Comacchio, just north of the present mouth of the Reno. As of December 31, 2004 the population was 22,385. It is built on more than thirteen different islets, joined by bridges. Industries and include fishery, which belongs to the commune and salt-works. The seaport of Magnavacca lies 7 kilometer to the east.
After its early occupation by the Etruscans and the Gauls, Comacchio was annexed by Rome. Under Emperor Augustus, who ruled Rome from 27 BC, Before Crist to 14 BC, a canal was dug to deepen its lagoon.
Comacchio enjoyed prosperity under the Goths and the Lombards and became the seat of a duchy. When the Franks descended into northern Italy in 756, their king, Pepin the Short, included Comacchio in his famous donation of land to Pope Stephen II, a grant later confirmed by Pepin's son and successor, Charlemagne. In 854 Comacchio was sacked by the Venetians, who destroyed it in 946. The Holy See later acquired the city and presented it to the archbishopric of Ravenna.
But Emperor Rudolf I conferred it on Obizzo IV d'Este of Ferrara. In 1508, it became Venetian, but in 1597 was claimed by Clement VIII as a vacant fief. In 1598, the Papal States again acquired Comacchio and retained it until 1866 when it became a part of the Kingdom of Italy.
Comacchio can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.
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