Madignano
Encyclopedia
Madignano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cremona
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 45 km southeast of Milan
and about 35 km northwest of Cremona
. As of 31 December 2006, it had a population of 2,977 and an area of 10.8 km².
The municipality of Madignano contains the frazione
(subdivision) Ripalta Vecchia.
Madignano borders the following municipalities: Castelleone
, Crema
, Izano
, Ripalta Arpina
, Ripalta Cremasca
.
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
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 southeast 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 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 2006, it had a population of 2,977 and an area of 10.8 km².
The municipality of Madignano contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Ripalta Vecchia.
Madignano 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...
, Izano
Izano
Izano is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Cremona...
, Ripalta Arpina
Ripalta Arpina
Ripalta Arpina 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...
, Ripalta Cremasca
Ripalta Cremasca
Ripalta Cremasca 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...
.