Vigevano
Avgevan (Lombard) | |
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Città di Vigevano | |
Coordinates: 45°19′02″N 8°51′29″E / 45.31722°N 8.85806°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Pavia (PV) |
Frazioni | Piccolini, Morsella, Fogliano, Sforzesca, Buccella |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrea Ceffa (LN) |
Area | |
• Total | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
Population (31 January 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 63,459 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vigevanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 27029 |
Dialing code | 0381 |
Website | Official website |
Vigevano (Italian: [viˈdʒɛːvano, -ˈdʒeː-]; Western Lombard: Avgevan) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano received the honorary title of city with a decree of Duke Francis II Sforza on 2 February 1532. It is famed for its Renaissance Piazza Ducale in the centre of the town.
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