Castelleone

This article is about the church. For the district in the province of Perugia see Deruta .

Castelleone
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Cremona  (CR)
Local name	Castiglion
Coordinates	45 ° 18 '  N , 9 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 '0 "  N , 9 ° 46' 0"  E
height	66  m slm
surface	45 km²
Residents	9,454 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	210 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	26012
prefix	0374
ISTAT number	019025
Popular name	Castelleonesi
Patron saint	Philip and James the Elder
Website	Castelleone

Castelleone is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 9454 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cremona in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 27 kilometers northwest of Cremona and about 9 kilometers southeast of Crema . The Serio Morte flows through Castelleone and flows into the Serio (west of the municipality).

history

Historic city center

Presumably there was a settlement from the 10th century. The current name suggests the description of a fortification. The name is first mentioned in documents in 1188.

Districts

Within the area next to the main town which are fractions Corte Madama, Le Valli, Pellegra and San Latino, as well as the residential places Alda, Battaglia, Cavagnolo, Corte Llona, Gramignana, Guzzafame, Molino Lurano, Pradazzo, San Giacomo, Tera Santo Spirito and Valseresino.

traffic

From Cremona to Crema (and on to Milan ) the former Strada Statale 415 Paullese runs through the village and the municipality . Castelleones station is on the Treviglio – Cremona railway line .

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

Web links

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