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Rio Saliceto

Rio Saliceto (Reggiano: Rée) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Reggio Emilia.

The name derives from the canal (Rio), which divided the territory with that of Carpi, and the marsh willows that grow in the area (Saliceto).

Along with the neighbouring municipalities of Campagnola Emilia, Carpi, Correggio, Fabbrico and Rolo, it is a member of the Pianura Reggiana Union of Municipalities.

Rio Saliceto is located in the Po Valley, near the boundary of the province of Modena, 23 kilometres from Reggio Emilia. The municipal territory, besides the capital, is formed by the districts of Ca’ de Frati, Osteriola, Ponte Vettigano and San Ludovico, which cover an overall area of 22.56 square kilometres. The municipality of Rio Saliceto borders Fabbrico to the north, Carpi to the east, Correggio to the south and Campagnola Emilia to the west.

The municipal territory, which is entirely flat, is furrowed by a dense network of reclamation and irrigation channels, the main ones being the Naviglio to the west and the Tresinaro (to the east).

In Ca’ de Frati, there is a nature oasis within the Tresinaro expansion pools, managed by the Reclamation Consortium of Central Emilia.

As far back as 772 AD, the territory of the current municipality was mentioned in a document of the Lombard king Desiderio.

Later it became part of Marquis Bonifazio's estate (father of the Great Countess), who transferred ownership to the Church. Then in the 13th century, it became part of the Da Correggio family estate, who hosted the Zecca del Principato at Villa Capri (what is now Via Naviglio Sud). The territory suffered the same fate as the town of Correggio, when in 1635, the principality was passed on to the Este family.

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