San Bassano
Encyclopedia
San Bassano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cremona
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 60 km southeast of Milan
and about 20 km northwest of Cremona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,088 and an area of 13.9 km².
San Bassano borders the following municipalities: Cappella Cantone
, Castelleone
, Formigara
, Gombito
, Pizzighettone
.
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 60 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 20 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 2,088 and an area of 13.9 km².
San Bassano borders the following municipalities: Cappella Cantone
Cappella Cantone
Cappella Cantone is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Cremona...
, 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...
, Formigara
Formigara
Formigara is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Cremona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,116 and an area of 12.7 km².Formigara borders the following municipalities:...
, Gombito
Gombito
Gombito 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...
, Pizzighettone
Pizzighettone
Pizzighettone is a comune of the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy. The main population centre is located on the river Adda and is divided into two parts: Pizzighettone on the east bank and Gera on the west....
.