Castell'Arquato

Castell'Arquato
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Piacenza  (PC)
Local name	Castélarcuà
Coordinates	44 ° 51 '  N , 9 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 51 '0 "  N , 9 ° 52' 0"  E
height	224  m slm
surface	52 km²
Residents	4,563 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	88 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	29014
prefix	0523
ISTAT number	033012
Popular name	Arquatesi
Website	Castell'Arquato

Castell'Arquato is a northern Italian municipality with 4563 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy). The municipality is located about 26 kilometers southeast of Piacenza on the Arda .

The neighboring municipalities are Alseno , Carpaneto Piacentino , Fiorenzuola d'Arda , Lugagnano Val d'Arda and Vernasca .

history

Castell'Arquato

The place first appeared in the 8th century without naming it. The name is then mentioned in a document from August 1220. The municipality also gains fame through the Castel Visconti, which was used by the Visconti family from 1416 to 1470 . The Sforza followed .

Web links

Commons : Castell'Arquato  - 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. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 5, 2017 (Italian).