Vigevano (ita)

Vigevano

Vigevano ranks 3,535th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind British Columbia, Suva, and Vilna Governorate. Memorable people born in Vigevano include Ludovico Sforza, Bona Sforza, and Eleonora Duse. Memorable people who died in Vigevano include Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz. Vigevano has been the birth place of many noblemen, and politicians and the death place of many philosophers. Vigevano is located in Italy.

Vigevano is a comune (municipality) in the province of Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano received the honorary title of city with a decree of Duke Francis II Sforza on 2 February 1532. It is famed for its Renaissance Piazza Ducale in the centre of the town. It is also known for the Rassegna Litteraria di Vigevano, an annual cultural event celebrating literature and the arts, which honours two distinguished personalities from the world of culture every year with the National Prize and the International Career Prize. Read more on Wikipedia