Broni

Broni
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Pavia  (PV)
Local name	Bron
Coordinates	45 ° 4 '  N , 9 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 3 '50 "  N , 9 ° 15' 40"  E
height	88  m slm
surface	20.87 km²
Residents	9,636 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	462 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	27043
prefix	0385
ISTAT number	018024
Popular name	Bronesi
Patron saint	Contardo d'Este ( April 17th )
Website	Comune di Broni

Center of Broni

Broni is a northern Italian municipality (comune) with 9636 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pavia in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 16 kilometers southeast of Pavia a few kilometers south of the Po .

history

The origins of Bronis possibly go back to a Roman settlement mentioned as Comillomagus or Cameliomagus ; although the neighboring municipality of Redavalle also argues about it. With the appearance of Teopertus de Breonis in 859, however, the name is already documented for the Middle Ages.

traffic

Strada Statale 617 Bronese and Strada Statale 10 Padana Inferiore run through the municipality . There is a connection to the motorway, Autostrada A 21 from Turin to Brescia , in the immediate vicinity.

Broni station is located on both the Pavia – Stradella and the Alessandria – Piacenza lines , which share a section here.

Districts

Within the area next to the main town lying fraction Cassino Po, and the dwelling places Casa Bernini, Casa Novarini, Cascina Monache, Casottelli, Colombaia dei Ratti, Colombera, Colombirola, Dossi, Fontanile di Vescovera, Pirocco and Vescovera.

Personalities

• Tiziano Sclavi (* 1953), author, comic book author and journalist
• Alberto Alesina (1957–2020), economist
• Simone Verdi (* 1992), soccer player

Sports

Broni was a stage at the Giro d'Italia 1991 .

Town twinning

• Ferrara , Province of Ferrara

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 959.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Broni Online

Web links

Commons : Broni  - 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