Country Italy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Province Province of Piacenza Postal code 29010 Dialling code 0523 | Demonym(s) Sarmatesi Dialing code 0523 Area 27 km² Local time Wednesday 9:28 PM Region Emilia-Romagna | |
Province / Metropolitan city Province of Piacenza (PC) Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Carnevale 2009 sarmato m4v
Sarmato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,714 and an area of 27.0 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi). Sarmato borders the following municipalities: Borgonovo Val Tidone, Castel San Giovanni, Monticelli Pavese, Pieve Porto Morone, Rottofreno.
Contents
- Carnevale 2009 sarmato m4v
- Map of 29010 Sarmato Province of Piacenza Italy
- Per sarmato
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Transportation
- Demographic evolution
- Ethnic groups
- Government and administration
- Sport
- Sport facilities
- Notable people
- References
Map of 29010 Sarmato Province of Piacenza, Italy
Per sarmato
Geography
The town and its municipal area are located in Po valley, at right riverside of Po river and low Tidone valley. The municipality is situated at north-west area of province of Piacenza and it borders with province of Pavia in Lombardy. Sarmato borders the following municipalities: Castel San Giovanni, Borgonovo Val Tidone, Rottofreno, Pieve Porto Morone (PV) and Monticelli Pavese (PV).
The municipal area includes main town and also following boroughs: Agazzino, Cà dell’Acqua, Casoni, Cepone, Coste di Sotto, Madonna del Rosario, Nosone, Ponte Tidone, Salumificio and Veratto. Near Veratto, Tidone river flows into Po river.
Climate
Sarmato belongs to climate zone E. It has a continental climate with hot and wet summer, and cold and wet winter. During fall and winter, fog is often frequently present.
History
history of Sarmato
Economy
The municipal territory is flat area and there are a lot of small creeks that provide plentiful irrigation. Thanks to these opportune features, the main economy activity is agriculture. The principal plantations are: cereals (mainly wheat and mais), fodder and vegetables (especially tomato). An important branch is zootechnics, especially bovine farming. Regarding industries, there are advanced food factories, building factories, metalworking factories and factories that produce glass, plastic and rubber. Tertiary sector is composed of small network of stores, services and banks. Every Friday morning there is a weekly market.
Education
There are a nursery school, a play group, a primary school and a secondary school. Inside of secondary school building there is a municipal library (it handles books, newspapers, magazines and DVDs).
Transportation
The Padana Inferiore state road crosses the municipal area, and it is the main access way.
Sarmato is on bus line Piacenza-Nibbiano Caminata served by SETA.
Railway station is located on line Alessandria-Piacenza.
The A21 Torino Piacenza highway crosses the municipal area. The closet tool booth highway is tool booth of Castel San Giovanni (located on A21 highway) and it is distant almost 8 km.
The closet main airports are Malpensa, Linate e Orio al Serio.
Between 1893 and 1938 Sarmato was on tram line Piacenza-Pianello-Nibbiano.
Demographic evolution
Citizens recorded.
Ethnic groups
On the date 31 December 2012 the foreign inhabitants in municipality of Sarmato are 538[6] and they represent the 18.2% of population[7]. The nations more represented are:
Government and administration
Following table is the history of the municipal administrations.
Sport
The soccer team of Sarmato is FCD Sarmatese that currently play in prima categoria league. The team has also youth sectors.
Sport facilities
In Sarmato there are: