Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi

Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Pavia  (PV)
Coordinates	45 ° 6 ′  N , 8 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
height	87  m slm
surface	23 km²
Residents	5,298 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	230 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	27039
prefix	0382
ISTAT number	018138
Popular name	Sannazzaresi
Website	Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi

Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi is a municipality with 5298 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy .

Location and economy

Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi is located in the completely flat Po plain about 2 kilometers north of the river and 50 kilometers south of Milan . The municipality is known for its cultivation of risotto rice , especially the Carnaroli variety . Economically and ecologically decisive, however, is a large refinery of Eni Spa , immediately west of the community's residential development.

history

Parish Church of Santi Nazzaro e Celso

The establishment of the settlement, located in Lomellina, an area between Piémont and Lombardy, dates back to pre-Roman times. It was named after the early Christian martyr San Nazzaro. The knights of Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi already enjoyed a high reputation under Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . Frederick took the nobles of San Nazzaro de Burgondi under his protection, confirmed their allodies and fiefs , appointed them his legates (authorized governors ) in Sardinia and granted them a number of privileges. From 1466 to 1835 the rule was owned by the Malaspina di Sannazzaro .

traffic

Sannazzaro station is on the Pavia – Torreberetti railway line .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Eni's website Raffineria di Sannazzaro
3. ↑ Johann Friedrich Böhmer: The Regest of the Empire under Friedrich I , Böhlau, 1991, ISBN 978-3-205-05366-8 , p. 182 ff.