ROVIGO, a province of Austrian Italy, in the crownland of Venice, forming a sort of peninsula between the Adige, the Po, and the Adriatic; bounded on the N. by the provinces of Padua and Vicenza, W. by those of Verona and Mantua, S. by the Papal States, and E. by the Adriatic: length, from E. to W., 35 miles; breadth, about 15; area, 428 square miles. It is flat and fertile, traversed by several canals, and covered with vineyards and fields of wheat, maize, rice, hay, &c. Cattle are raised in large numbers. The province is divided into eight districts. Pop. (1853) 176,814. The capital is Rovigo, a town on both sides of the Adige, an arm of the Adige, 36 miles S.W. of Venice. It has a castle, and is fortified after the old fashion, with walls, towers, and a moat. Among the chief buildings are a fine cathedral, and the palace of the Bishop of Adria, who generally resides here on account of the unhealthy climate of Adria. There are also a gymnasium, episcopal seminary, theatre, picture gallery, government-house, and courts of law. Tanneries and saltpetre works are the chief manufactures; and corn is the principal article of trade. The wine of Rovigo was anciently celebrated, but is not now above mediocrity. Pop. 12,600.