Rovigo is a city and commune in the region of Veneto, Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, 80 kilometres by rail southwest of Venice and 40 kilometres south-southwest of Padua, and on the Adigetto Canal. The comune of Rovigo extends between the rivers Adige and Canal Bianco, 40 kilometres west of the Adriatic Sea, except the frazione of Fenil del Turco that extends south of the Canal Bianco.