Castelvetro Piacentino
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Castelvetro Piacentino
| official_name = Comune di Castelvetro Piacentino
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| image_skyline = Stazione di Castelvetro.jpg
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| image_caption = Railway station
| image_shield = Castelvetro Piacentino-Stemma.png
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| image_map = Map of comune of Castelvetro Piacentino (province of Piacenza, region Emilia-Romagna, Italy).svg
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| map_caption = Castelvetro within the Province of Piacenza
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|6|N|9|59|E|type:city(5,129)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Emilia-Romagna
| province = Piacenza (PC)
| frazioni = Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino, San Pietro in Corte (San Pedretto)
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| mayor = Luca Giovanni Quintavalla
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| area_total_km2 = 35.1
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 5374
| population_as_of = 30 June 2017
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| elevation_m = 39
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| postal_code = 29010
| area_code = 0523
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.castelvetro.pc.it}}
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Castelvetro Piacentino, also known as Castelvetro (Piacentino: {{lang|egl|Castelvédar}}; Cremonese: {{lang|lmo|Castelvédar}}), is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about {{convert|130|km|mi}} northwest of Bologna and about {{convert|25|km|mi}} east of Piacenza.
Geography
The municipality is located in the northwestern edge of its province, and is separated from Cremona, and Lombardy, by the river Po. the other bordering municipalities are Gerre de' Caprioli, Monticelli d'Ongina, Spinadesco, Stagno Lombardo and Villanova sull'Arda.{{OSM|r|44124|Castelvetro Piacentino}}
It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino and San Pietro in Corte (also known as San Pedretto).
Transport
Castelvetro has a railway station on the junction of the lines from Cremona to Fidenza and to Piacenza.
People
- Mauro Cerioni (b. 1948), Olympic basketball player
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Castelvetro Piacentino}}
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.comune.castelvetro.pc.it Official website]
{{Province of Piacenza}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna
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