Lomellina

The Lomellina ( in the Western Lombard language: Ümeléna or Lümelina ) is a landscape in northern Italy in the northern Po Valley with 1240 square kilometers. It is located in the south-west of Lombardy, between the towns of Pavia, Vercelli and Novara, and the rivers Po, Ticino and Sesia. The largest of the 57 municipalities are Mortara and Vigevano.

History

The name of the Lomellina comes from the old capital of the region, Lomello or Roman Laumellum. In ancient times, it was the Ligurian tribes of the Laever and Maricer that are named by Pliny the Younger as the founder of Pavia, and the Libicer. The Romans themselves hardly settled in the area. Was the significance of the area of ​​today Lomellina only with the invasion of the Lombards, who built their capital in Pavia. It was the county of Lomello, which was ruled by the family of Candia. 1146 could conquer the county, the town of Pavia.

1743, the western part of the Lomellina of Piedmont was annexed. In 1859, the Lomellina part of the province of Pavia