San Martino Siccomario
| San Martino Siccomario | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Cittá di San Martino Siccomario | ||
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Parish church. | ||
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  San Martino Siccomario Location of San Martino Siccomario in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°9′N 9°8′E / 45.150°N 9.133°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lombardy | |
| Province | Pavia (PV) | |
| Frazioni | Bivio Cava, La Madonna, Paradiso Nuovo, Paradiso Vecchio, Santa Croce | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alessandro Zocca | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2015)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,036 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Sammartinesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 27028 | |
| Dialing code | 0382 | |
| Patron saint | St. Martin | |
| Saint day | August 5 | |
| Website | Official website | |
San Martino Siccomario is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 4 km southwest of Pavia. It is now effectively part of Pavia metropolitan area.
San Martino Siccomario borders the following municipalities: Carbonara al Ticino, Cava Manara, Pavia, Travacò Siccomario.
History
According to legend, St. Martin of Tours lived here as a child; in the 9th century a monastery entitled to the saint existed here. Later it was a fief of the Beccaria family (see Montù Beccaria) and other families. In 1743 it was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont), remaining the boundary with the Austrian-controlled Lombardy-Venetia until 1859.
On the Gravellone stream, in 1848, king Charles Albert of Sardinia assigned for the first time to his army the Tricolore, which was to become Italy's flag.