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The Lomellina ( or ) is a geographical and historical area in the Po Valley of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers. It is one of three areal divisions of the Province of Pavia.

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Lomellina
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Area in the Province of Pavia
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The Lomellina within the Province of Pavia
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Italy
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Location of the Lomellina in Italy
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Country
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Province
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Pavia (PV)
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Vigevano
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Comuni
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para
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58
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1240

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The Lomellina ( or ) is a geographical and historical area in the Po Valley of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers. It is one of three areal divisions of the Province of Pavia.

==Geography== Lomellina includes 58 comuni (municipalities), the most important today being Vigevano and Mortara; the name however derives from its ancient capital Lomello. The area is particularly renowned for its rice paddies: the crop has been cultivated here since the sixteenth century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lomellina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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