Giussago

{{Infobox Italian comune | name = Giussago | official_name = Comune di Giussago | native_name = | image_skyline = File:Giussago - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = Giussago-Stemma.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|45|17|N|9|9|E|type:city(4,053)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Lombardy]] | province = [[Province of Pavia]] (PV) | frazioni = | mayor_party = | mayor = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 24.8 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 4053 | population_as_of = Dec. 2004 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | postal_code = 27010 | area_code = 0382 | website = {{official website|http://www.comune.giussago.pv.it}} | footnotes = }} '''Giussago''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Pavia]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Lombardy]], located about {{cvt|20|km}} south of [[Milan]] and about {{cvt|11|km}} north of [[Pavia]]. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,053 and an area of {{cvt|24.8|km2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

Giussago borders the following municipalities: [[Borgarello]], [[Bornasco]], [[Casarile]], [[Certosa di Pavia]], [[Lacchiarella]], [[Rognano]], [[San Genesio ed Uniti]], [[Vellezzo Bellini]], [[Zeccone]].

Giussago, known in the 15th century as 'Iussagum' was formed by aggregating the many small municipalities of the area. This union took place between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Even today in the town of Giussago there are less than one third of the total population of the municipality.

The 13 parishes ([[frazione]]) of Giussago are: * Baselica Bologna * Carpignago * Cascina Maggiore * Casatico * Guinzano * Molino dei Protti * Moriago * Nivolto * Novedo * Scaccabarozzi * Stazione Certosa * Turago Bordone * Villanova

== Demographic evolution == {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |graph-pos=bottom |1861|3361 |1871|3565 |1881|3443 |1901|3511 |1911|3331 |1921|3362 |1931|3222 |1936|3259 |1951|3510 |1961|3402 |1971|3261 |1981|3244 |1991|3367 |2001|3915 | source=Data from ISTAT }}

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==External links== * [http://www.comune.giussago.pv.it www.comune.giussago.pv.it]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy]]