Borgonovo Val Tidone | |
Official Name: | Comune di Borgonovo Val Tidone |
Coordinates: | 45.0167°N 36°W |
Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
Province: | Piacenza (PC) |
Frazioni: | Agazzino, Bilegno, Breno, Castelnovo Val Tidone, Corano, Fabbiano, Mottaziana |
Mayor: | Pietro Mazzocchi |
Area Total Km2: | 51.22 |
Population Total: | 7904 |
Population As Of: | 30 April 2017[1] |
Population Demonym: | Borgonovesi |
Elevation M: | 114 |
Saint: | Assumption of Mary |
Day: | August 15 |
Postal Code: | 29011 |
Area Code: | 0523 |
Borgonovo Val Tidone (label=[[Piacentino dialect|Piacentino]]|Burgnöv, pronounced as /burgˈnøːv/ or pronounced as /burgˈnoːv/) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160km (100miles) northwest of Bologna and about 20km (10miles) west of Piacenza.
Borgonovo Val Tidone borders the following municipalities: Agazzano, Alta Val Tidone, Castel San Giovanni, Gragnano Trebbiense, Pianello Val Tidone, Rottofreno, Sarmato, Ziano Piacentino.
The frazione of Bilegno was the birthplace of the luthier Giovambattista Guadagnini. The town was founded in 1196 by the commune of Piacenza as a fortified outpost with a rectangular plan. This Rocca is now the town hall.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy.
Borgonovo Val Tidone is twinned with: