Certosa di Pavia (comune)

Certosa di Pavia
—  Comune  —
Comune di Certosa di Pavia
Coat of arms
Certosa di Pavia Location of Certosa di Pavia in Italy
Coordinates: 45°15′N 09°09′E / 45.25°N 9.15°E / 45.25; 9.15Coordinates: 45°15′N 09°09′E / 45.25°N 9.15°E / 45.25; 9.15
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Pavia (PV)
Frazioni	Cascine Calderari, Samperone, Torre del Mangano (communal seat), Torriano
Government
– Mayor	Bruno Garlaschelli (since 2004-06-14)
Area
– Total	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (295 ft)
Population (December 31, 2004)
– Total	3,273
– Density	327.3/km2 (847.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	27100
Dialing code	0382
Website	Official website

Certosa di Pavia is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Pavia, Lombardy. It is famous for the omonymous religious complex.

The façade of the Certosa di Pavia.

History

The comune was created in 1929 by the former communes of Torre del Mangano, Torriano and Borgarello (which became again autonomous in 1958).