Castello d'Agogna is a small town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia ( it, Provincia di Pavia) is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy; its capital is Pavia. , the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205. ...
in the
Italian
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*** Regional Ita ...
region
Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
and about 35 km west of
Pavia
Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...
. It is crossed by the
Agogna
The Agogna (in Piedmontese ''Agògna'') is a stream which runs through the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. It is a left side tributary of the river Po.''The Times'' (2003), ''Comprehensive Atlas of the World'', 11th edition, Times Boo ...
river.
Castello d'Agogna borders the following municipalities:
Ceretto Lomellina,
Mortara,
Olevano di Lomellina
Olevano di Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km west of Pavia.
Economy is mostly based on agriculture, the main cultiva ...
,
Sant'Angelo Lomellina,
Zeme.
History
In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the abbey of Santa Croce di
Mortara, and in 1387 it became a fief of the lords of
Robbio
Robbio is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. It is part of Lomellina traditional region.
Robbio borders the ...
. Later it was part of the
Duchy of Milan. In 1713 it became part of the
Duchy of Savoy, and in 1859 was included in the province of Pavia.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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