Landriano is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia ( it, Provincia di Pavia) is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern 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 ...
in the
Italian region
Lombardy, located about southeast of
Milan
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and about northeast of
Pavia
Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...
.
Landriano borders the following municipalities:
Bascapè,
Carpiano,
Siziano,
Torrevecchia Pia and
Vidigulfo. It is located on the left shore of the
Lambro, which here forms an islet which is the site of the old town's castle.
In 1529 it was the location of the
battle of Landriano between
France
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and
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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