Albuzzano
Encyclopedia
Albuzzano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pavia
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 30 km south of Milan
and about 9 km east of Pavia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,500 and an area of 15.3 km².
The municipality of Albuzzano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Barona, Cascina De Mensi, Alperolo, Torre d'Astari, and Vigalfo.
Albuzzano borders the following municipalities: Belgioioso, Cura Carpignano
, Filighera
, Linarolo
, Valle Salimbene
, Vistarino
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pavia
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region of Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 30 km south of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 9 km east of Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,500 and an area of 15.3 km².
The municipality of Albuzzano contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Barona, Cascina De Mensi, Alperolo, Torre d'Astari, and Vigalfo.
Albuzzano borders the following municipalities: Belgioioso, Cura Carpignano
Cura Carpignano
Cura Carpignano is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km south of Milan and about 9 km northeast of Pavia....
, Filighera
Filighera
Filighera is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Pavia...
, Linarolo
Linarolo
Linarolo is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 9 km east of Pavia...
, Valle Salimbene
Valle Salimbene
Valle Salimbene is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 7 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,368 and an area of 7.1 km².Valle Salimbene borders the following...
, Vistarino
Vistarino
Vistarino is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Pavia...
.