Castelvetro Piacentino, also known as Castelvetro (Piacentino: Castelvédar; Cremonese: Castelvédar), is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Piacenza.
Castelvetro Piacentino | |
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| Comune di Castelvetro Piacentino | |
 Railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Castelvetro within the Province of Piacenza | |
Location of Castelvetro Piacentino  | |
  Castelvetro Piacentino Location of Castelvetro Piacentino in Italy  Castelvetro Piacentino Castelvetro Piacentino (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N 9°59′E / 45.100°N 9.983°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Piacenza (PC) |
| Frazioni | Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino, San Pietro in Corte (San Pedretto) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Giovanni Quintavalla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,374 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 29010 |
| Dialing code | 0523 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography edit
The municipality is located in the northwestern edge of its province, and is separated from Cremona, and Lombardy, by the river Po. the other bordering municipalities are Gerre de' Caprioli, Monticelli d'Ongina, Spinadesco, Stagno Lombardo and Villanova sull'Arda.[3]
It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino and San Pietro in Corte (also known as San Pedretto).
Transport edit
Castelvetro has a railway station on the junction of the lines from Cremona to Fidenza and to Piacenza.
People edit
- Mauro Cerioni (b. 1948), Olympic basketball player
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 44124 Castelvetro Piacentino on OpenStreetMap
External links edit
Media related to Castelvetro Piacentino at Wikimedia Commons- (in Italian) Official website
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