Stagno Lombardo
Encyclopedia
Stagno Lombardo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cremona
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 80 km southeast of Milan
and about 8 km southeast of Cremona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,456 and an area of 39.9 km².
The municipality of Stagno Lombardo contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Brancere, Forcello, and Straconcolo.
Stagno Lombardo borders the following municipalities: Bonemerse
, Castelvetro Piacentino
, Cremona
, Gerre de' Caprioli
, Pieve d'Olmi
, Polesine Parmense
, Villanova sull'Arda
, Zibello
.
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 80 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 8 km southeast 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 1,456 and an area of 39.9 km².
The municipality of Stagno Lombardo 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) Brancere, Forcello, and Straconcolo.
Stagno Lombardo borders the following municipalities: Bonemerse
Bonemerse
Bonemerse is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km southeast of Milan and about 4 km southeast of Cremona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,203 and an area of 5.9 km².Bonemerse borders the following municipalities:...
, Castelvetro Piacentino
Castelvetro Piacentino
Castelvetro Piacentino is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km east of Piacenza....
, 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...
, Gerre de' Caprioli
Gerre de' Caprioli
Gerre de' Caprioli is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km southeast of Milan and about 6 km south of Cremona...
, Pieve d'Olmi
Pieve d'Olmi
Pieve d'Olmi is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 km southeast of Milan and about 9 km southeast of Cremona...
, Polesine Parmense
Polesine Parmense
Polesine Parmense is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km northwest of Bologna and about 30 km northwest of Parma....
, Villanova sull'Arda
Villanova sull'Arda
Villanova sull'Arda is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km east of Piacenza....
, Zibello
Zibello
Zibello is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 110 km northwest of Bologna and about 30 km northwest of Parma....
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