Robecco d'Oglio | |
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Comune di Robecco d'Oglio | |
Coordinates: 45°16′N 10°5′E / 45.267°N 10.083°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Cremona (CR) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marco Romeo Pipperi |
Area | |
• Total | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 2,285 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 26010 |
Dialing code | 0372 |
Robecco d'Oglio (Cremunés: Rubèch) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Cremona.
History
[edit]During the Roman era, Robecco d'Oglio (lat. Rubeccum) was crossed by the Via Brixiana, a Roman consular road which connected Cremona (lat. Cremona) to Brescia (lat. Brixia), from which Roman roads passed and then branched out towards the entire Cisalpine Gaul.[3]
Transportation
[edit]Robecco is served together with Pontevico by a railway station (named Robecco-Pontevico) on the Brescia–Cremona line.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "VIA BRIXIANA".