Rottofreno

Rottofreno
Comune
Comune di Rottofreno
Location of Rottofreno
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Rottofreno is located in Italy
Rottofreno
Rottofreno
Location of Rottofreno in Italy
Rottofreno is located in Emilia-Romagna
Rottofreno
Rottofreno
Rottofreno (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 45°3′N 9°33′E / 45.050°N 9.550°E / 45.050; 9.550
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvincePiacenza (PC)
FrazioniSan Nicolò a Trebbia, Santimento, Centora
Government
 • MayorPaola Galvani (since 2021)[1] (Lista Civica)
Area
[2]
 • Total34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (12 May 2024)[3]
 • Total12,298
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
29010
Dialing code0523

Rottofreno (Piacentino: Altufrèi, Artufrèi, Ltufrèi or Rtufrèi) 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 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Piacenza.

Rottofreno borders the following municipalities: Borgonovo Val Tidone, Calendasco, Chignolo Po, Gragnano Trebbiense, Monticelli Pavese, Piacenza, and Sarmato.

The main settlement of the comune is San Nicolò, which has more inhabitants than Rottofreno proper.[4]

Name and history

According to a legend, the name (meaning "broken bit") derives from an event during the Carthaginian invasion of Italy (218–201 BC), when Hannibal allegedly broke here the bit of his horse.[5] The event is also remembered in the city's coat of arms. In reality the name is from the Lombard roth ("glory") and fridu ("friendship", "safeness").[6] The village was in fact called Rottofredo during the Middle Ages.[7]

On 10 August 1746, during the War of Austrian Succession, a battle was fought here between a French-Spanish army and an Austrian force.[8] This event is known as the Battle of Rottofredo (or Rottofreddo).

Main sights

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "SAN NICOLO'". 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rottofreno". Via Francigena. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Turismo a Piacenza: comune di rottofreno, comune piacentino". Turismo Piacenza. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia: pte. 1 Provincia di Roma. 1894. Provincia di Perugia. 1895. Provincie di Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro e Urbino. 1898. 3 v (in Italian). Unione tipografico-editrice. 1902. p. 210. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ Graffagnini, Ercole (1959). Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). B. Ghigi. p. 489. Retrieved 12 May 2024.


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