Pavia
Sign in to savePavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune in south-western Lombardy, Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of about 73,086.
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Pavia is a town located in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, situated south of Milan where the Ticino River meets the Po River. With a population of around 73,000 people, it serves as a notable urban center in this part of Italy.
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- Pavia
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Pavia
- Italian comune.image_skyline
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- Ponte Coperto and river Ticino
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- Flag of Pavia.svg
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- Pavia-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.nicknames
- Seconda Roma (Italian: Second Rome), Città dalle cento torri (Italian: City of a hundred towers)
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- Map of comune of Pavia (province of Pavia, region Lombardy, Italy).svg
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- Pavia within the Province of Pavia
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- Italy Lombardy#Italy
- Italian comune.region
- Lombardy
Article
36 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- Lombard capital
- Medieval history
- Early modern
- Modern History
- Symbols
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Government
- Main sights
- Culture
- Museums
- Libraries and archives
- Cuisine
- Parks and gardens
- Education
- Schools
- Universities, colleges and other institutions
- Healthcare
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Religion
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- People
- See also
- Footnotes
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune in south-western Lombardy, Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of about 73,086.
The city was a major political centre in the medieval period, being the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 540 to 553, the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards from 572 to 774, the capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 774 to 1024 and the seat of the Visconti court from 1365 to 1413.