Vigolzone

Vigolzone
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Piacenza  (PC)
Local name	Vigulson
Coordinates	44 ° 55 '  N , 9 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '0 "  N , 9 ° 40' 0"  E
height	151  m slm
surface	42.3 km²
Residents	4,200 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	99 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	29020
prefix	0523
ISTAT number	033045
Popular name	Vigolzonesi
Patron saint	John the Baptist
Website	Vigolzone

Vigolzone is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4200 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 16 kilometers south-southwest of Piacenza in Val Nure . The eastern boundary of the municipality forms the Nure .

history

From the reports on the Battle of the Trebbia (218 BC) there is also a record of the place Viccunia . Archaeological excavations have confirmed the existence of this place in the municipality in the 18th century. The Vigolzone castle complex was built from 1242.

Economy and Transport

Wine is grown on the Colli Piacento. The former Strada Statale 654 di Val Nure leads from Piacenza to Rezzoaglio in Liguria through the cultivation area and through the municipality . The former railway line from Piacenza to Bettola ( La Littorina ), on which there was a train station in the Grazzano Visconti district , has been closed since 1967.

Web links

Commons : Vigolzone  - 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.