Palestro

Palestro is a town and comune in the province of Pavia. It is located on the banks of the river Sesia.

Palestro
Comune di Palestro
Monument to the victims of the Battle of Palestro.
Coat of arms
Location of Palestro
Palestro
Location of Palestro in Italy
Palestro
Palestro (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°18′N 8°32′E
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvincePavia (PV)
FrazioniPizzarosto
Government
  MayorMaria Grazia Grossi Tinti
Area
  Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (30 April 2010)[2]
  Total2,022
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Palestresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
27030
Dialing code0384
Patron saintSan Martino di Tours
Saint day11 November
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Although located in area settled by Celts, Etruscans, Romans and Lombards, Palestro is mentioned for the first time in 999 AD, when it was given to the bishop of Vercelli by emperor Otto III. It was located in the Via Francigena and at the time it was a fortified borough. Later it was ruled by the Visconti of Milan (1335-1452), then by the Borromeo family and, from 1500, by Spain, which was ended by its acquisition by the Duchy of Savoy in 1614.

Palestro was the site of the Battle of Palestro of 30–31 May 1859, in the course of the Second Italian War of Independence

Twin towns

Palestro is twinned with:




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