Veleia
Veleia is a hamlet in Lugagnano Val d’Arda, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. Veleia is situated nearby to the hamlet Carignone, as well as near Villa.Photo: Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Lugagnano Val d’Arda, Italy
- Also known as: “Velleia Romana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veleia and Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta.
Veleia
Ruins
Photo: Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Veleia is an ancient town of Aemilia, Italy, about 15 km south of Placentia. It is mentioned by Pliny among the towns of the eighth region, though the Veleiates were ethnically Ligurians.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
Church
Photo: Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montechino and San Michele.
Montechino
Hamlet
Photo: Davidespiga, Public domain.
Montechino is a hamlet of forty inhabitants. It is a frazione of the comune of Gropparello, in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Montechino is situated 3½ km northwest of Veleia.
San Michele
Hamlet
Photo: Mattia94raggio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Michele is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Veleia.
Castellana
Hamlet
Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
Castellana is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km north of Veleia.
Veleia
- Categories: frazione and locality
- Location: Lugagnano Val d’Arda, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.78528° or 44° 47′ 7″ northLongitude
9.72183° or 9° 43′ 19″ eastElevation
469 metres (1,539 feet)Open location code
8FPFQPPC+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 1213972163OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q2511513
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include area archeologica veleia romana and Case Romane.
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