province of Pavia

{{Short description|Province of Italy, located in the Lombardy region}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Province of Pavia

| native_name = {{native name|it|Provincia di Pavia}}

| settlement_type = Province

| image_skyline = Palazzo della Provincia (Pavia).jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Palazzo della Provincia, the seat of the province

| image_flag =

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Provincia di Pavia-Stemma.svg

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Pavia in Italy.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Pavia in Italy

| coordinates =

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Lombardy

| established_title =

| established_date =

| seat_type = Capital(s)

| seat = Pavia

| parts_type = Comuni

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 190

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Vittorio Poma

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{cite news|title= Superficie territoriale (Kmq) - Pavia (dettaglio comunale) - Censimento 2001|author=Italian Institute of Statistics (Istat)|year=2001|url=http://dawinci.istat.it/daWinci/jsp/MD/dawinciMD.jsp?a1=m0GG0c0I0&a2=mG0Y8048f8&n=1UH90007RK4&v=1UH0D807RK40000|access-date=26 October 2009}}

| area_total_km2 = 2965

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes ={{cite web|url=http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCIS_POPRES1&Lang=#|title=Popolazione residente al 1° gennaio|publisher=Istat|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115124619/http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCIS_POPRES1&Lang=|archive-date=15 November 2016|url-status=dead}}

| population_total = 548722

| population_as_of = 1 January 2015

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = €13.188 billion (2015)

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = €24,052 (2015)

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 27010-27027, 27029-27030, 27032,
27034-27055, 27057-27059, 27100

| area_code_type = Telephone prefix

| area_code = 0381, 0382, 0383, 0384, 0385

| iso_code =

| registration_plate = PV

| blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT

| blank_info_sec1 = {{ISTAT|018}}

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

The province of Pavia ({{langx|it|provincia di Pavia}}) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is Pavia.

{{as of|2015}}, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of {{convert|2968.64|sqkm}}; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/provincia-di-pavia/|title=Provincia di Pavia|publisher=Tutt Italia|access-date=17 August 2015}}

History

File:Aula Magna Università di Pavia.jpg, founded in 1361]]

The city Pavia was initially settled by the Ligures and was later occupied by Gaulish tribes; it was conquered by the Romans in 220 BCE. Named "Ticinum" by the Romans, the town was reinforced and became a key part of their defenses in northern Italy; despite this, the town was sacked by Attila, the ruler of the Hunnic Empire, in 452 CE, and then again by Odoacer in 476 CE. In the sixth century it was the capital of German tribe the Lombards and survived an attempted Frankish invasion. However, following the death of Charlemagne, the Lombard territory became part of Frankish territory.{{cite book|author=Roy Palmer Domenico|title=The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture|year=2002|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30733-1|page=200}}

In the 12th century, it became a commune after Frankish rule ceased, and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor fortified areas of the commune and he was crowned in Pavia in 1155. The University of Pavia was founded in 1361. Starting from 1359, Pavia and its neighbourhood were owned by the Visconti and then the Sforza of Milan, until, in 1499, the Duchy of Milan became a Spanish possession. It was the scene of a Franco-Imperial battle in 1525, in which Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor defeated Francis I of France. In 1707 and again 1774, parts of the so-called "principality of Pavia", a province of the Duchy under the Spaniards, were sold to Piedmont; these changes were restored after the collapse of the French Empire in 1814.{{fact|date=February 2024}}

Geography

File:Alta Valle Staffora - panoramio.jpg]]

The Province of Pavia is in the region of Lombardy in northwestern Italy. It is bounded to the north by the provinces of Milan and Lodi, to the southeast by the Province of Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna), and to the southwest it is bounded by the Province of Alessandria (Piedmont). The province is crossed by the rivers Ticino and Po, which meet four kilometres south of the capital, Pavia. The province contains 190 communes and the River Po is navigable up to its confluence with the Ticino. There are three regions of the province, the Pavese, which is entirely in the Po Valley, the Lomellina, which is also completely in the Po Valley but between the Ticino and the Po, and Oltrepò, to the south of the Po and which includes Monte Lesima (1,724 m (5,656 ft)), a mountain in the Apennine Mountains which is the highest point in the province. The territory of Siccomario, at the confluence of the two great rivers, should properly be included in Lomellina, but for historical reasons it is considered part of Pavese. Another large river flowing through the province is the Olona.{{cite book |title=The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World |edition=13 |year=2011 |publisher=Times Books |isbn=9780007419135 |page=76}}

The province is mostly flat with the northwestern part of the province being good agricultural land. The southern part rises to low hills which give way to the Ligurian Apennines. The town of Pavia has a major position in northern Italy's textile industry and is renowned for hatmaking. It also plays its part in the country's engineering and metallurgical industries.{{cite book|author=Russell King|title=The Industrial Geography of Italy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n5SsBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA185 |date=27 March 2015 |publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-52111-2 |pages=185–}} This is an important winemaking district and produces sparkling wines. It is the largest area in Italy for the production of Pinot noir.{{cite web|url=http://www.vinoltrepo.it/languageeng/pino-nero.asp|title=Pinot Noir|work=Mondo del vino al bivio, il Consorzio: Noi parliamo con i fatti|access-date=20 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308061350/http://www.vinoltrepo.it/languageeng/pino-nero.asp|archive-date=8 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}

Municipalities

File:Map of province of Pavia (region Lombardy, Italy).svg

File:Provincia di pavia.gif

{{Historical populations|17=1951|18=506511|19=1961|20=518193|21=1971|22=526389|23=1981|24=512895|25=1991|26=490898|27=2001|28=493753|29=2011|30=535822|31=2021|32=534506|footnote=Source: ISTAT}}

The list below shows the most populated comuni (municipalities) of the province in 2010:{{cite web |url=http://demo.istat.it/bil2010/index.html |title=Bilancio demografico anno 2010 e popolazione residente al 31 Dicembre |publisher=Istat.it |access-date=24 August 2015}}

Here is a list of the most populated municipalities of the province.

File:Certosa di Pavia - facciata -.jpg]]

File:Le serre del Pollack a Belgioioso.JPG Castle, projected by Leopoldo Pollack]]

File:TorrenteStaffora_Varzi.jpg in Oltrepò Pavese]]

File:Abbazia di Bobbio.jpg in Oltrepò Pavese]]

File:Lago di Sartirana Lomellina, Pavia, Italy - Il canneto.jpg in Lomellina]]

File:Fiume Po a Balossa Bigli, Pavia, Italy.jpg near Balossa Bigli, a hamlet of Mezzana Bigli, in Lomellina]]

File:Palazzo Broletto 03.JPG]]

File:20160807-Pavia-002.jpg and river Ticino in Pavia]]

File:Vigevano0001.jpg]]

File:Voghera duomo.jpg]]

File:Mortara duomo.jpg]]

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Rank ! City ! Population ! Area (km²) ! Density (inhabitants/km²) ! Altitude (mslm)
1st \|Pavia \|71,142 \|62 \|{{#expr:71142/62 round 1}} \|77
2nd \|Vigevano \|63,984 \|82 \|{{#expr:63984/82 round 1}} \|116
3rd \|Voghera \|39,937 \|63.28 \|{{#expr:39937/63.28 round 1}} \|96
4th \|Mortara \|15,673 \|52 \|{{#expr:15673/52 round 1}} \|108
5th \|Stradella \|11,674 \|18.77 \|{{#expr:11674/18.77 round 1}} \|101
6th \|Gambolò \|10,312 \|51 \|{{#expr:10312/51 round 1}} \|104
7th \|Garlasco \|9,888 \|39.03 \|{{#expr:9888/39.03 round 1}} \|93
8th \|Broni \|9,528 \|20.87 \|{{#expr:9528/20.87 round 1}} \|88
9th \|Casorate Primo \|8,425 \|9 \|{{#expr:8425/9 round 1}} \|103
10th \|Cassolnovo \|7,116 \|31.96 \|{{#expr:7116/31.96 round 1}} \|120

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Rank

! City

! Population

! Area
(km²)

! Density
(inhabitants/km²)

! Altitude
(mslm)

1st

|Pavia

|71,142

|62

|{{#expr:71142/62 round 1}}