Robbio

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Robbio-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di Robbio
name = Robbio
region = Lombardy
province = Pavia (PV)
elevation_m = 122
area_total_km2 = 40.3
population_as_of = 2004-12-31All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
population_total = 6088
population_density_km2 = 151
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|17|N|8|36|E|type:city(6,088)_region:IT
frazioni = La Torre
telephone = 0384
postalcode = 27038
gentilic = Robbiesi
saint = Madonna del Rosario
day = First Sunday in September
mayor = Mario Arcelloni
website = [http://www.comune.robbio.pv.it/ www.comune.robbio.pv.it/]
mapy = 8.6000
mapx = 45.2833

Robbio is a city and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. It is part of Lomellina traditional region.Robbio borders the following municipalities: Borgolavezzaro, Castelnovetto, Confienza, Nicorvo, Palestro, Rosasco, Vespolate.

History

The area of Robbio was settled since Neolithic times. A Roman centre name "Redobium" is attested by Pliny the Elder ["Naturalis Historia", XIX,9] . Later it was a Lombard town and, later, a possession of the Catholic diocese of Vercelli. Around the 11th century it was acquired by the De Robbio family, who ruled it, together with the neighbouring area, until the 13th century, when it was contended between Vercelli and Pavia. In 1220 the latter definitively acquired it through a diploma issued by Emperor Frederick II.

Then part of the Duchy of Milan, it was entrusted to several feudal families. In 1748 it was acquired by the Kingdom of Sardinia and, in the 19th century, it became part of the province of Pavia under the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.

Main sights

*The medieval Castle, now a public park.
*Romanesque church of St. Peter (13th century), housing 16th century frescoes attributed to Tommasino da Mortara.
*The 15th century church of San Michele, with a late Gothic-style façade.
*Church of "San Valeriano" (5th/6th centuries, originally entitled to St. Andrew), enlarged by Cluniac monks in the late 11th century. The apse is now separated from the main building.

Demographic evolution

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References

External links

* [http://www.comune.robbio.pv.it/ Official website]