Castell'Arquato
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Country | Italy | |
region | Emilia-Romagna | |
province | Piacenza (PC) | |
Local name | Castélarcuà | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ' N , 9 ° 52' 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
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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 5, 2017 (Italian).