Bastida de' Dossi is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about southwest of

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and about southwest of

Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was a major polit ...

. It is situated in the

Oltrepò Pavese The Oltrepò Pavese (; ; ) is a historical region making up the southern portion of the province of Pavia, in the northwest Italian region of Lombardy. The area is named after its location south of the Po (river), River Po as considered from th ...

plain and the municipal territory also include a part of

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. Bastida de' Dossi borders the following municipalities: Casei Gerola, Corana, Cornale, Mezzana Bigli, Sannazzaro de' Burgondi,

Silvano Pietra Silvano Pietra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 723 and an ar ...

. It was the site of a royal property at least from the reign of Lambert (896), who granted it to his mother, Ageltrude. It was bequeathed by Queen

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to the monastery of the Saviour at Pavia in 999, but it was still probably regarded as owing service to the crown as late as the 12th century, when it is probably one of the "great appurtenances" of Corana mentioned in the '' Tafelgüterverzeichnis''.

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Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Pavia-geo-stub