The history of the territory around Rosolina dates back to ancient times. The area was dominated by the Romans, by the Barbarians and eventually it became part of the Republic of Venice.
The whole area takes its origin from the floods of the XII century and from the natural change in the course of the River Po, which diverted to the south between 1600 and 1604 when the Taglio in Porto Viro took place. The area around Rosolina is therefore an alluvial soil elongating between some stretches of water and the island. The entire area was very much exploited by the Republic of Venice. It was the government of the Republic which put that area up for auction.
