Gropparello

Gropparello
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Piacenza  (PC)
Local name	Gruparél
Coordinates	44 ° 50 '  N , 9 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 '0 "  N , 9 ° 44' 0"  E
height	355  m slm
surface	56.3 km²
Residents	2,228 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	40 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	29025
prefix	0523
ISTAT number	033025
Popular name	Gropparellesi
Website	Gropparello

Gropparello is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 2228 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 25 kilometers south-southeast of Piacenza and is part of the Comunità Montana valli del Nure e dell'Arda . Gropparello is partly located in the Riserva naturale geologica del Piacenziano , in which there are numerous fossils.

Panorama over the district of Montechino

history

There are several castles in the municipality, which is between 150 and 1000 meters above sea level. The ancient city of Veleia was nearby. In the 9th century, Charlemagne donated one of the castles to the Bishop of Piacenza.

Personalities

• Bruno Cassinari (1912–1992), painter, lived in Gropparello during the Second World War

Web links

Commons : Gropparello  - 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.