Casteggio

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Comune di Casteggio
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Pavia (PV)
Mayor	Michele Manfra (since 2004-06-14)
Elevation	90 m
Area	17.78 km²
Population
- Total (as of 2005)	6,413
- Density	359/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	45°1′N 9°8′E
Gentilic	Casteggiani
Dialing code	0383
Postal code	27045
Frazioni	Cròtesi, Mairano, Rivetta, San Biagio, Sgarbina, Tronco Nero
Patron	St. Peter Martyr
- Day	Monday after Third Sunday in September
Location of Casteggio in Italy
Website: www.comune.casteggio.pv.it

Casteggio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,380 and an area of 17.8 km².^[1]

Casteggio borders the following municipalities: Borgo Priolo, Calvignano, Casatisma, Corvino San Quirico, Montebello della Battaglia, Oliva Gessi, Robecco Pavese, Verretto.

Contents 1 History 2 Famous people 3 Demographic evolution 4 References

[edit] History

Castidium was a settlement of the Ligures, belonging to the tribe called Marici by the Romans (and wrong listed as Celts by Polybius). The location was the seat of a major defeat of the Marici by the legions of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, which was celebrated in a tragedy by the Latin poet Naevius. In 218 BC it returned independent after the Roman defeat in the neighbourhood by Hannibal's army, but returned under Roman rule in 197 BC, when it was also set to fire.

Never recovering the former splendour, it was annexed to the colony of Piacenza, under which it remained also after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

In the Middle Ages was under the influence of Pavia, to which it was assigned by Frederick Barbarossa in 1164. In 1441 it was acquired by Cesare Martinengo, and was later under the Simonetta, Sforza, Bentivoglio, Del Carretto. It was heavily damaged during the Italian Wars of Late 15th-Early 16th century.

[edit] Famous people

Casteggio was the birthplace of the explorer Giuseppe Maria Giulietti.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.