Pancarana
Encyclopedia
Pancarana is a comune
(municipality) in the province of Pavia
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 45 km south of Milan
and about 14 km southwest of Pavia
, in the Oltrepò Pavese
.
Pancarana borders the following municipalities: Bastida Pancarana
, Castelletto di Branduzzo
, Cervesina
, Mezzana Rabattone
, Pizzale
, Voghera
, Zinasco
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the province of Pavia
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 45 km south of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 14 km southwest of Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
, in the Oltrepò Pavese
Oltrepò Pavese
The Oltrepò Pavese is the area of the Province of Pavia, in the north-west Italian region of Lombardy, which lies to the south of the river Po. Extending over an area of c...
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Pancarana borders the following municipalities: Bastida Pancarana
Bastida Pancarana
Bastida Pancarana is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Pavia in the Oltrepò Pavese traditional region....
, Castelletto di Branduzzo
Castelletto di Branduzzo
Castelletto di Branduzzo is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Pavia...
, Cervesina
Cervesina
Cervesina is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,186 and an area of 12.5 km²....
, Mezzana Rabattone
Mezzana Rabattone
Mezzana Rabattone is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km south of Milan and about 13 km southwest of Pavia....
, Pizzale
Pizzale
Pizzale is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 643 and an area of 7.3 km²....
, Voghera
Voghera
thumb|250px|The Castle of Voghera in a 19th century etching.Voghera is a town and comune of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Pavia...
, Zinasco
Zinasco
Zinasco is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km south of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Pavia in the Lomellina. It is formed by two villages, Zinasco Vecchio, known from the 12th century, and Zinasco Nuovo...
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