Castelvetro Piacentino | |
Official Name: | Comune di Castelvetro Piacentino |
Coordinates: | 45.1°N 68°W |
Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
Province: | Piacenza (PC) |
Frazioni: | Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino, San Pietro in Corte (San Pedretto) |
Mayor: | Luca Giovanni Quintavalla |
Area Total Km2: | 35.1 |
Population Total: | 5374 |
Population As Of: | 30 June 2017 |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Postal Code: | 29010 |
Area Code: | 0523 |
Castelvetro Piacentino, also known as Castelvetro (Piacentino: Castelvédar; Cremonese: Castelvédar), is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130km (80miles) northwest of Bologna and about 25km (16miles) east of Piacenza.
The municipality is located in the northwestern edge of its province, and is separated from Cremona, and Lombardy, by the river Po. the other bordering municipalities are Gerre de' Caprioli, Monticelli d'Ongina, Spinadesco, Stagno Lombardo and Villanova sull'Arda.
It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Croce Santo Spirito, Mezzano Chitantolo, San Giuliano Piacentino and San Pietro in Corte (also known as San Pedretto).
Castelvetro has a railway station on the junction of the lines from Cremona to Fidenza and to Piacenza.