Agazzano

Agazzano
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Piacenza  (PC)
Local name	Gasàn
Coordinates	44 ° 57 '  N , 9 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '0 "  N , 9 ° 31' 0"  E
height	187  m slm
surface	35.88 km²
Residents	2,002 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	56 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	29010
prefix	0523
ISTAT number	033001
Popular name	Agazzanesi
Patron saint	Assumption Day
Website	Agazzano

Boffalora Castle in Agazzano

Agazzano is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2002 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 14 kilometers southwest of Piacenza . The Tidone limits the municipality in the northwest and the Luretta in the east.

history

The place name goes back to the name Agathianum . In 218 BC the area was the scene of the battle of the Trebia between Hannibal and the Romans. In the 2nd century AD, the place is explicitly mentioned as pagus lurate . Agazzano Castle was built in 1224.

Web links

Commons : Agazzano  - 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.