Pigazzano is a ''

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'' of the ''

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Travo Travo ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about southwest of Piacenza. It is on the left bank of the Trebbia river. Geography Travo borders ...

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Province of Piacenza The province of Piacenza () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of , giving it a population density of 111.38 ...

) in the

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region

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, located about 24 km southwest of

Piacenza Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...

Geography

The village is located on a panoramic hill 8 km in north of Travo, near the

Trebbia The Trebbia (stressed ''Trèbbia''; ) is a river predominantly of Liguria and Emilia Romagna in northern Italy. It is one of the four main right-bank tributaries of the river Po, the other three being the Tanaro, the Secchia and the Panaro. ...

river valley and the town of

Rivergaro Rivergaro (Emilian language#Dialects, Piacentino: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italy, Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about southwest of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2011 ...

. Nearest localities are Boffalora and Samiago.

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dominates the surrounding hills, as the Mount Pillerone (596

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Events

Starting from 2003, the association ''Amici di Pigazzano''''Amici di Pigazzano'' page on Travo municipal website
/ref> (Friends of P.) organizes an annual sagra named ''Pigazzano sotto le stelle'' (P. under the stars), which lasts three days and takes place in the days of the

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Gallery

File:Pigazzano centro.jpg, Village center File:Monte Pillerone.JPG, Mount Pillerone

References

External links

Travo municipal website
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Piacenza

Geography

Events

Gallery

See also

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