Pavia (province)
| Province of Pavia | |
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 Map highlighting the location of the province of Pavia in Italy |
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital(s) | Pavia |
| Comuni | 190 |
| Government | |
| • President | Daniele Bosone, elected 30 May 2011 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,965 km2 (1,145 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2015) | |
| • Total | 548,722 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 27010-27027, 27029-27030, 27032, 27034-27055, 27057-27059, 27100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0381, 0382, 0383, 0384, 0385 |
| Vehicle registration | PV |
| ISTAT | 018 |
The province of Pavia (Italian: Provincia di Pavia) is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Its capital is Pavia and the president of the province is Daniele Bosone. As of 2015[update], the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of 2,968.64 square kilometres (1,146.20 sq mi); the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
The city Pavia was initially settled by the Ligures and was later occupied by Gaulish tribes; it was conquered by the Romans in 220 BCE. Named "Ticinum" by the Romans, the town was reinforced and became a key part of their defenses in northern Italy; despite this, the town was sacked by Ruler of the Hunnic Empire Attila in 452 CE, and then again by Odoacer in 476 CE. In the sixth century it was the capital of German tribe the Lombards and survived an attempted Frankish invasion. However, following the death of Charlemagne, the Lombard territory became part of Frankish territory.
In the 12th century, it became a commune after Frankish rule ceased, and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor fortified areas of the commune and he was crowned in Pavia in 1155. The University of Pavia was founded in 1361. Starting from 1359, Pavia and its neighbourhood were owned by the Visconti and then the Sforza of Milan, until, in 1499, the Duchy of Milan became a Spanish possession. It was the scene of a Franco-Imperial battle in 1525, in which Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor defeated Francis I of France. In 1707 and again 1774, parts of the so-called "principality of Pavia", a province of the Duchy under the Spaniards, were sold to Piedmont; these changes were restored after the collapse of the French Empire in 1814.
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