Izano is a comune

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 Cremona

Province of Cremona

The Province of Cremona is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cremona.The province has an area of 1,771 km² and in 2008 census, had a population of 358,628. There are 115 comuni...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of Lombardy

Lombardy

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, located about 45 km southeast of Milan

Milan

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 and about 35 km northwest of Cremona

Cremona

Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,862 and an area of 6.3 km².

Izano borders the following municipalities: Castelleone

Castelleone

Castelleone is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km northwest of Cremona...

, Crema

Crema, Italy

Crema is a town and comune in the province of Cremona, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is built along the river Serio at 43 km from Cremona. It is also the seat of a Catholic Bishop, who gave to Crema the title of city...

, Fiesco

Fiesco, Italy

Fiesco is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km northwest of Cremona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 911 and an area of 8.1 km².Fiesco borders the following municipalities:...

, Madignano

Madignano

Madignano is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Cremona...

, Offanengo

Offanengo

Offanengo is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km east of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Cremona...

, Romanengo

Romanengo

Romanengo is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km east of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Cremona...

, Salvirola

Salvirola

Salvirola is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km east of Milan and about 30 km northwest of Cremona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,048 and an area of 7.4 km².Salvirola borders the following municipalities:...

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History

The history of Izano has been always connected to that of the nearby, and more powerful, Crema. The first documents mentioning Izano (as Giosano) date from the late 10th century. Later it was probably under the suzerainty of the bishopric of Cremona. Later Izano was a possession of Crema until, in the late 15th century, it was conquered by the Republic of Venice

Republic of Venice

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Main sights

• The Sanctuary of the Pallavicina, on the road towards Crema. It dates at least from the 15th century. It has a single with an apse frescoed by artists from Cremona
• The church of San Biagio, rebuilt in 1900.
• The Oratory of St. Roch (14th-15th century), recently restored.

The countryside of Izano also has several patrician villas built by Venetian noblemen, mainly in the 17th century. The most noteworthy is Villa Severgnini.