Casalmaggiore

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Casalmaggiore
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Casalmaggiore (Italy)
Casalmaggiore
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Cremona  (CR)
Coordinates 44 ° 59 ′  N , 10 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
height 26  m slm
surface 63 km²
Residents 15,481 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 246 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 26041
prefix 0375
ISTAT number 019021
Patron saint Charles Borromeo
Website http://www.comune.casalmaggiore.cr.it/

Casalmaggiore is a Lombard city ​​in the province of Cremona in Italy with 15,481 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located around 30 km southeast of Cremona .

history

Piazza Garibaldi

Archaeological finds from 1970 confirm that the area was already inhabited during the Bronze Age. The city was founded by the Romans as Castra Maiora , d. H. as a military camp. Around 1000 the settlement became an Este fortress . In the 15th century the place came into Venetian possession. Under Venetian rule, Casalmaggiore was able to use its favorable geographical location to expand trade and economy. Precisely because of its strategically favorable location, it aroused the desires of its neighbors, the Duchy of Milan , Mantuas and the French and Spanish troops during the Northern Italian wars. Towards the end of the 16th century, a - temporary - Signoria of Casalmaggiore was founded. Under Austrian rule in the 18th century, the city received city rights from Maria Theresa in 1754 . After temporarily belonging to Austria, Casalmaggiore came to the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 as part of the Risorgimento .

Santa Chiara Church

Districts

Within the area next to the main town which are fractions Agoiolo, Camminata, Capella, Casal Bellotto, Fossacaprara, Motta San Fermo, Quattro Case, Roncadello, Vicoboneghisio and Vicomoscano, and the dwelling places Oratorio, Santuario Fontana and Strada.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Casalmaggiore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ ISTAT - Dettaglio località abitate