Piffione
Piffione | |
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  Piffione Location of Piffione in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′20″N 10°14′17″E / 45.488753°N 10.238100°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Comune | Borgosatollo |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25010 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | San Michele Arcangelo |
| Website | Official website |
Piffione (Piffiù in Lombard language) is a hamlet of Borgosatollo, an Italian small village in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Geography
[edit]It is located on the provincial road 23 between Borgosatollo and Montirone.
The position of the hamlet is attested by some historical maps since the seventeenth century.[1]
The village is adjacent to the irrigation ditch Piffiona, from which it gets its name.
Main sights
[edit]- Church of St. Michael the Archangel, probably of Longobard origin
- Modonesi's Palace[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hondius, Mercator (1630). "Brescia episcopatus Mediolanv ducatus". Henricus Hondius.
- ^ "Elenco beni culturali della Lombardia".
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