Moscazzano Explained
| Moscazzano |
| Official Name: | Comune di Moscazzano |
| Coordinates: | 45.2833°N 50°W |
| Region: | Lombardy |
| Province: | Cremona (CR) |
| Mayor: | Gianluca Savoldi |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.15 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 784 |
| Population As Of: | 30 November 2017 |
| Population Demonym: | Moscazzanesi |
| Elevation M: | 67 |
| Postal Code: | 26010 |
| Area Code: | 0373 |
Moscazzano (Cremasco: Muscasà) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45km (28miles) southeast of Milan and about 30km (20miles) northwest of Cremona.
Moscazzano borders the following municipalities: Bertonico, Credera Rubbiano, Montodine, Ripalta Cremasca, Ripalta Guerina, Turano Lodigiano.
Main sights
- The parish church of St. Peter was built between 1797 and 1801 in a style that already turns to the neoclassical; numerous paintings by Mauro Picenardi and fresco by Angelo Bacchetta
- The oratory of St. Charles Borromeo, built in the late 50s and later equipped with a sacristy.
- The oratory of San Donato, near a group of farmhouses, already existing in the 16th century but rebuilt in 1708
- Sanctuary of the Madonna dei Prati, a place of worship of uncertain history, dating probably before 1483
- Villa Albergoni, a 17th-century mansion. It was the main set in the 2017 film Call Me by Your Name[2] [3] [4] [5]
- Villa Groppelli, late neoclassical style villa on the edge of an English park
- Villa Marazzi, country house probably already existing in 1650, but the current appearance derives from a renovation carried out in the 18th century
People
References
Notes and References
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Web site: The Story Behind the Italian Villa in Call Me by Your Name. 16 November 2017 .
- News: The Making of a Family Home in 'Call Me by Your Name'. The New York Times. 20 November 2017. Moss. Hilary.
- Web site: Villa Albergoni is now on the market: The house from 'Call me by your name' by Luca Guadagnino - Elle Decor Italia . 2018-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319213639/http://www.elledecor.it/en/homes/villa-albergoni-from-call-me-by-your-name-on-sale . 2018-03-19 . dead .
- Web site: Tour the 17th-Century Italian Villa in Director Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me by Your Name'. 7 November 2017.
