Montebello della Battaglia
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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Montebello della Battaglia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia.
Montebello della Battaglia | |
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| Comune di Montebello della Battaglia | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Montebello della Battaglia Location of Montebello della Battaglia in Italy  Montebello della Battaglia Montebello della Battaglia (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′N 9°6′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Pavia (PV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Marians (since 2019)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.74 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | |
• Total | 1,446 |
| • Density | 91.87/km2 (237.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montebellesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27054 |
| Dialing code | 0383 |
| Patron saint | Saints Gervaso and Protasio |
Montebello della Battaglia borders the following municipalities: Borgo Priolo, Casteggio, Codevilla, Lungavilla, Torrazza Coste, Verretto, Voghera.
It is famous for two battles: in that of 1800 the French army under Jean Lannes defeated an Austrian army;[4][5] that of 1859, part of the Austro-Sardinian War (or Second Italian War of Independence) was a victory of the armies of France and Savoy, again over the Austrians (the attribute "della Battaglia", meaning "of the Battle", refers to the latter).
