Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy

Certosa di Pavia
Certosa di Pavia
Comune
	Comune di Certosa di Pavia
	The facade of the Certosa di Pavia Monastery
	Coat of arms
	Certosa di Pavia within the Province of Pavia
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	Coordinates: 45°15′N 09°09′E / 45.250°N 9.150°E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Pavia (PV)
Frazioni	Cascine Calderari, Samperone, Torre del Mangano (municipal seat), Torriano
Government
• Mayor	Corrado Petrini ; (since 8-6-2009)
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (January 31, 2013)
• Total	5,114
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	27100
Dialing code	0382
Website	Official website

Certosa di Pavia (Pavese dialect: Certusa dè Pavia or la Certùsa) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It is named after the Certosa di Pavia, a large monastery around which the town grew up. As of 2013 its population was of 5,114.^[4]

History

The comune was created in 1929 by the former communes of Torre del Mangano, Torriano and Borgarello (which became again autonomous in 1958).^[5]

Geography

The municipality is located north of Pavia and 30 km (19 mi) south of Milan. It borders with the municipalities of Borgarello, Giussago, Marcignago, Pavia and Vellezzo Bellini. Its territory is formed by the hamlets (frazioni) of Cascine Calderari, Samperone, Torre del Mangano (municipal seat) and Torriano.

Demographics

Gallery

St. Michael's church in Torre del Mangano
St. Apollinare's church in Torriano
St. Brizio's church in Samperone

References

^ (in Italian) Mayor and municipal council of Certosa di Pavia Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2013
^ (in Italian) History of the municipality of Certosa di Pavia Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Certosa di Pavia at Wikimedia Commons

(in Italian) Certosa di Pavia official website

[1] (in Italian) Mayor and municipal council of Certosa di Pavia Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v13-2] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v13-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[4] (in Italian) Source: Istat 2013

[5] (in Italian) History of the municipality of Certosa di Pavia Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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