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 ...
in the
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of 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.
History
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in the northern
Italian
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region of
Lombardy
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. It is situated in the
Padan Plain
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, about 5 km (3 mi) south of the river Po and has a population of 10,922.
History
Stradella, together with what is now the almost disinhabited locality of Montalino, was under the
suzerainty
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of the
bishop of Pavia
The Diocese of Pavia () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817.Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines, particularly in 1373 by
John Hawkwood
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's troops.
The bishop's
seigniory
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ended in 1797 with the abolition of feudalism. It obtained the status of town in 1865. Stradella received the honorary title of city with a royal decree on May 25, 1865.
Musical tradition
The city was once an important centre for the production of
accordion
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s and still hosts a museum dedicated to this instrument. was the first accordion builder in Stradella, his business was continued by his sons and further descendants. Later famous names include the brothers Crosio Fratelli.
Personalities
Stradella was the birthplace of
Agostino Depretis
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Promozione
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, group G
* Oratorio Stradella,
Terza Categoria
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, group C
Basketball:
* Pallacanestro Stradella,
Promozione
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