Borgarello is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is Pavia.
, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
History
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in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
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, located about 25 km south of
Milan
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and about 6 km north of
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,188 and an area of 4.8 km².
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.
Borgarello borders the following municipalities:
Certosa di Pavia
The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery complex in Lombardy, Northern Italy, situated near a small village of the same name in the Province of Pavia, north of Pavia. Built from 1396 to 1495, it was once located at the end of the Visconti Park a l ...
,
Giussago
Giussago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km south of Milan and about 11 km north of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,053 and an area of 24.8&n ...
,
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
,
San Genesio ed Uniti
San Genesio ed Uniti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,567 and ...
.
History
During
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times, Borgarello was crossed by the Mediolanum-Ticinum road, a Roman road connecting
Mediolanum
Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubres, Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Ancient Rome, Roman city in Northern Italy.
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(Milan) with Ticinum, which is modern-day
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
In a document from 1181, it is referred to as Bulgarello. During the Visconti era, it was included in the Parco Nuovo, a large hunting estate located between the Castle of Pavia and the Certosa (Charterhouse of Pavia). After the fall of the Sforza family and the deterioration of this park, the name Parco Nuovo continued to be used to denote the administrative division of which Borgarello was a part. In the 16th century, it became a fief of the
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** Antonio Pallavicino (1441–1507), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
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family, and in the 18th century, it was under the Mezzabarba family of Pavia.
In 1929, the municipality of Borgarello, along with Torre del Mangano and Torriano, formed the new municipality of Certosa di Pavia, but it regained its autonomy in 1958.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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