Robbio

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Comune di Robbio
Coat of arms of Comune di Robbio
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Robbio in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Pavia (PV)
Mayor Mario Arcelloni
Elevation 122 m (400 ft)
Area 40.3 km² (16 sq mi)
Population (as of 2004-12-31[1])
 - Total 6,088
 - Density 151/km² (391/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°17′N, 8°36′E
Gentilic Robbiesi
Dialing code 0384
Postal code 27038
Frazioni La Torre
Patron Madonna del Rosario
 - Day First Sunday in September
Website: www.comune.robbio.pv.it/

Robbio is a city and comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. It is part of Lomellina traditional region.

The Castle of Robbio.
The Castle of Robbio.

Robbio borders the following municipalities: Borgolavezzaro, Castelnovetto, Confienza, Nicorvo, Palestro, Rosasco, Vespolate.

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[edit] History

The area of Robbio was settled since Neolithic times. A Roman centre name Redobium is attested by Pliny the Elder[2]. Later it was a Lombard town and, later, a possession of the Catholic diocese of Vercelli. Around the 11th century it was acquired by the De Robbio family, who ruled it, together with the neighbouring area, until the 13th century, when it was contended between Vercelli and Pavia. In 1220 the latter definitively acquired it through a diploma issued by Emperor Frederick II.

Then part of the Duchy of Milan, it was entrusted to several feudal families. In 1748 it was acquired by the Kingdom of Sardinia and, in the 19th century, it became part of the province of Pavia under the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.

[edit] Main sights

  • The medieval Castle, now a public park.
  • Romanesque church of St. Peter (13th century), housing 16th century frescoes attributed to Tommasino da Mortara.
  • The 15th century church of San Michele, with a late Gothic-style façade.
  • Church of San Valeriano (5th/6th centuries, originally entitled to St. Andrew), enlarged by Cluniac monks in the late 11th century. The apse is now separated from the main building.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Naturalis Historia, XIX,9

[edit] External links