San Martino Siccomario Explained

San Martino Siccomario
Official Name:Città di San Martino Siccomario
Native Name:San Martin
Coordinates:45.15°N 17°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Pavia (PV)
Frazioni:Bivio Cava, La Madonna, Paradiso Nuovo, Paradiso Vecchio, Santa Croce
Mayor:Alessandro Zocca
Area Total Km2:14.3
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6036
Population As Of:1 January 2015
Population Demonym:Sammartinesi
Elevation M:63
Saint:St. Martin
Day:August 5
Postal Code:27028
Area Code:0382

San Martino Siccomario (San Martin) is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 4 km southwest of Pavia. It is now effectively part of Pavia metropolitan area.

San Martino Siccomario borders the following municipalities: Carbonara al Ticino, Cava Manara, Pavia, Travacò Siccomario.

History

According to legend, St. Martin of Tours lived here as a child; in the 9th century a monastery entitled to the saint existed here. Later it was a fief of the Beccaria family (see Montù Beccaria) and other families. In 1743 it was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont), remaining the boundary with the Austrian-controlled Lombardy-Venetia until 1859.

On the Gravellone stream, in 1848, king Charles Albert of Sardinia assigned for the first time to his army the Tricolore, which was to become Italy's flag.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.