Ferrera Erbognone
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Ferrera Erbognone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pavia
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 45 km southwest of Milan
and about 25 km southwest of Pavia
. It is included in the lower Lomellina
historical region, on the banks of the Erbognone
stream, an affluent of the Agogna
.
Ferrera Erbognone borders the following municipalities: Galliavola
, Lomello
, Mezzana Bigli
, Ottobiano
, Pieve del Cairo
, Sannazzaro de' Burgondi
, Scaldasole
, Valeggio.
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 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 45 km southwest 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 25 km southwest 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...
. It is included in the lower Lomellina
Lomellina
The Lomellina is a geographical and historical area in the Pianura Padana of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers....
historical region, on the banks of the Erbognone
Erbognone
The Erbognone is an Italian river whose source is south of Novara in the province of Novara. The river flows south past Vespolate and Borgolavezzaro before crossing into the province of Pavia. The river then flows past Mortara and enters the Agogna beyond the point where the Agogna flows past Lomello...
stream, an affluent of the Agogna
Agogna
The Agogna is a narrow long river which runs through the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. It is a left side tributary of the river Po....
.
Ferrera Erbognone borders the following municipalities: Galliavola
Galliavola
Galliavola is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 230 and an area of 8.5 km².Galliavola borders the following municipalities:...
, Lomello
Lomello
Lomello is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km west of Pavia, on the right bank of the Agogna...
, Mezzana Bigli
Mezzana Bigli
Mezzana Bigli is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia in the Lomellina traditional region, near the left bank of the Po River and its confluence with the Agogna....
, Ottobiano
Ottobiano
Ottobiano is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,168 and an area of 24.5 km²....
, Pieve del Cairo
Pieve del Cairo
Pieve del Cairo is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia...
, Sannazzaro de' Burgondi
Sannazzaro de' Burgondi
Sannazzaro de' Burgondi is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia, in Lomellina, on the Agogna River....
, Scaldasole
Scaldasole
Scaldasole is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 902 and an area of 11.6 km².Scaldasole borders the following municipalities:...
, Valeggio.