| Pecorara | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Pecorara | |
  Pecorara Location of Pecorara in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′N9°23′E / 44.883°N 9.383°E Coordinates: 44°53′N9°23′E / 44.883°N 9.383°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Province of Piacenza (PC) |
| Frazioni | Cicogni, Praticchia, Busseto, Costalta, Sevizzano, Marzonago, Montemartino, Morasco, Roncaglie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.8 km2 (20.8 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 884 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pecoraresi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 29010 |
| Dialing code | 0523 |
| Website | Official website |
Pecorara is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 884 and an area of 53.8 square kilometres (20.8 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The province of Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of 2,585.86 square kilometres (998.41 sq mi), giving it a population density of 111.38 inhabitants per square kilometre. The city Piacenza has a population of 102,269, as of 2015. The provincial president is Patrizia Barbieri and it contains 48 comuni. The province dates back to its founding by the Romans in 218 BCE.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
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The municipality of Pecorara contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cicogni, Praticchia, Busseto, Costalta, Sevizzano, Marzonago, Montemartino, Morasco, and Roncaglie.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Cicogni is a town in the comune of Alta Val Tidone in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southwest of Piacenza.
Pecorara borders the following municipalities: Bobbio, Nibbiano, Pianello Val Tidone, Piozzano, Romagnese, Travo, Zavattarello.
Bobbio is a small town and commune in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located in the Trebbia River valley southwest of the town Piacenza. There is also an abbey and a diocese of the same name. Bobbio is the administrative center of the Unione Montana Valli Trebbia e Luretta.
Nibbiano is a former comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. On 1 January, it was merged with Caminata and Pecorara into the new comune of Alta Val Tidone.
Pianello Val Tidone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Piacenza.
