Corana

Corana
Comune
Comune di Corana

Coat of arms
Corana

Location of Corana in Italy

Coordinates: 45°4′N 8°58′E / 45.067°N 8.967°E / 45.067; 8.967
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Pavia (PV)
Frazioni Ghiaie di Corana
Government
  Mayor Vittorio Balduzzi
Area
  Total 13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation 71 m (233 ft)
Population (30 April 2010[1])
  Total 785
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Coranesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 27050
Dialing code 0383
Website Official website

Corana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Pavia.

Corana borders the following municipalities: Bastida de' Dossi, Cervesina, Pieve Albignola, Sannazzaro de' Burgondi, Silvano Pietra, Voghera, Zinasco.

Corana was the site of a royal estate in the 12th century, according to the Indiculus curiarum.[2]

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Bordone, Renato (2011). "L'enigmatico elenco dei beni fiscali in Lombardia al tempo di Federico Barbarossa: alcune proposte interpretative". In Bassetti, Massimiliano. Studi sul Medioevo per Andrea Castagnetti. Bologna. pp. 59–73.


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