Gravellona Lomellina
| Gravellona Lomellina | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Gravellona Lomellina | |
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 Gravellona Lomellina
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| Coordinates: 45°20′N 8°46′E / 45.333°N 8.767°ECoordinates: 45°20′N 8°46′E / 45.333°N 8.767°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Pavia (PV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,651 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 27020 |
| Dialing code | 0381 |
| Website | http://www.comune.gravellonalomellina.pv.it/ |
Gravellona Lomellina (Gravalùna in the local variety of Western Lombard) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Pavia. As of December 2010, it had a population of 2,651 and an area of 20.4 km². It's an agricultural town (its main product is rice).
Gravellona Lomellina borders the following municipalities: Cassolnovo, Cilavegna, Tornaco, Vigevano.
The very first traces of a settlement in this location date from the late Bronze Age, with the pre-Celtic Golasecca culture. Toponomy could be from the etruscan. A Roman settlement is testified by some traces such as two coffins and some coins from the first Empire period. According to tradition, before the Battle of Ticinus, Hannibal built the carthaginean camp amongs the nowadays towns of Gravellona, Cassolnovo and Piccolini, hamlet of Vigevano. During the middle ages, Gravellona belongs to the archbishop of Novara, who gaves executive power to Ingone. In 1152, Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa confirm feudal power to the "Barbavara" family, from Valsesia. They ruled Gravellona until 1797. Gravellona came under the control of Pavia probably in 1164, and in 1250, the list of lands Pavia,it appears like Gravalona. In 1332 the castle of the counts in Gravellona, however, belong to Cavallazzi family, which, together with Barbavara and Tornielli, are the oldest feudal lords of Gravellona. In 1581, the population gravellonese stood about 1000 inhabitants.
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