Pumping stations and land reclamation
Once surrounded by valleys, Ostellato, after WW2, underwent a long process of land reclamation that changed profoundly the socio-economic system and bettered the conditions of the communities living in the marshes. The territory is scattered by numerous operating pumping systems, which testimony the process of land reclamation started during the Renaissance by the Este family and concluded in the 70s’.
Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The reclamation in a pivotal process to understand Ostellato’s history as the pumping stations in the area are linked to the social and economic reality of territory. The stations are not open to the public, but it is possible to see them from the outside on a bike tour from Ostellato to Argenta that passes nearby the following pumping stations: Martinelle, Bevilacqua and Trava.
Experience duration: Half Day to one day
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Manuele Raimondi
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Water streams, Pathways
Local contact: Davide Nanni
Form filler: Tristana Randi