Castelvetro Piacentino, also known as Castelvetro (Piacentino: Castelvédar; Cremonese: Castelvédar), is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Piacenza.

Castelvetro Piacentino
Comune
Comune di Castelvetro Piacentino
Railway station
Coat of arms
Castelvetro within the Province of Piacenza
Location of Castelvetro Piacentino
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Coordinates: 45°6′N 9°59′E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Piacenza (PC)
Frazioni	Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino, San Pietro in Corte (San Pedretto)
Government
• Mayor	Luca Giovanni Quintavalla
Area [1]
• Total	35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	5,374
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	29010
Dialing code	0523
Website	Official website

Geography

The municipality is located in the northwestern edge of its province, and is separated from Cremona, and Lombardy, by the river Po. the other bordering municipalities are Gerre de' Caprioli, Monticelli d'Ongina, Spinadesco, Stagno Lombardo and Villanova sull'Arda.[3]

It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino and San Pietro in Corte (also known as San Pedretto).

Transport

Castelvetro has a railway station on the junction of the lines from Cremona to Fidenza and to Piacenza.

People

• Mauro Cerioni (b. 1948), Olympic basketball player

References

External links

• Media related to Castelvetro Piacentino at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Italian) Official website

На других языках

[es] Castelvetro Piacentino

[ru] Кастельветро-Пьячентино