Creation 18 Jun 2021, 12:06 p.m. - Last update 28 Oct 2022, 9:54 p.m. - User: tristana.randi.delta2000
DELTA 2000
ITEM
Name of the POI
Pumping stations and land reclamation
POI ID
Pumping_stations-Ostellato
Type
POI Experience
FORM FILLER
Name
Tristana
Surname
Randi
E-mail
tristana.randi@deltaduemila.net
Role
Delta 2000 Tourism Project Manager
Other info
CONTACT PERSON
Name
Davide
Surname
Nanni
E-mail
dvd1918@gmail.com
Role
Key Informant
Other info
POI BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Description of the POI
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’.
POI GEOREFERENCE
Georeference
44.71104885425921 11.884884323850564
Street address
City
Ostellato
State/Province/Region
Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Postal/Zip Code
44020
MULTIMEDIA FILES
Filename and typePumping_stations-Ostellato_leaflet_1.pdf - (Leaflet)
DescriptionBike itinerary to discover the valleys and the pumping stations from Ostellato to Argenta.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typePumping_stations-Ostellato_leaflet_2.pdf - (Leaflet)
DescriptionBike itinerary to discover the valleys and the pumping stations from Ostellato to Argenta.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typePumping_stations-Ostellato_photograph_01.jpg - (Photograph)
DescriptionMartinelle pumping station is an example of the architecture related to pumping systems.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
CATEGORY
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Material Heritage
Immaterial Heritage
NATURAL HERITAGE
HIDDEN PATRIMONY
Tangible
Intangible
EXPERIENCES
RELEVANT INFORMATION
Type of 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.
Length of tourist experience
Half Day to one day
Contact person
Manuele Raimondi [manuerre77@gmail.com]
Opening
Booking
Cost
Languages
"Last mile" accessibility
20 - 40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation/car parking/bus station
Accessibility/limitations to access
Popularity of the attraction among the locals
5
Influence on destination choice
5
Tag
bike tours, rural tourism,
Information regarding the key informants and stakeholders involved in the research
