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Piffione

Coordinates: 45°29′20″N 10°14′17″E / 45.488753°N 10.238100°E / 45.488753; 10.238100
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Piffione
Piffione is located in Italy
Piffione
Piffione
Location of Piffione in Italy
Coordinates: 45°29′20″N 10°14′17″E / 45.488753°N 10.238100°E / 45.488753; 10.238100
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
ComuneBorgosatollo
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25010
Dialing code030
Patron saintSan Michele Arcangelo
WebsiteOfficial website
Modonesi Farmhouse, Piffione

Piffione (Piffiù in Lombard language) is a hamlet of Borgosatollo, an Italian small village in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

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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

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  • Church of St. Michael the Archangel, probably of Longobard origin
  • Modonesi's Palace[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hondius, Mercator (1630). "Brescia episcopatus Mediolanv ducatus". Henricus Hondius.
  2. ^ "Elenco beni culturali della Lombardia".