San Martino Siccomario (Lombard: San Martin) is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km south of Milan and about 4 km southwest of Pavia. It is now effectively part of Pavia metropolitan area.
San Martino Siccomario San Martin | |
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| Città di San Martino Siccomario | |
 Parish church. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Martino Siccomario  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°9′N 9°8′E / 45.150°N 9.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Pavia (PV) |
| Frazioni | Bivio Cava, La Madonna, Paradiso Nuovo, Paradiso Vecchio, Santa Croce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alessandro Zocca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,036 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sammartinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27028 |
| Dialing code | 0382 |
| Patron saint | St. Martin |
| Saint day | August 5 |
| Website | Official website |
San Martino Siccomario borders the following municipalities: Carbonara al Ticino, Cava Manara, Pavia, Travacò Siccomario.
History
According to legend, St. Martin of Tours lived here as a child; in the 9th century a monastery entitled to the saint existed here. Later it was a fief of the Beccaria family (see Montù Beccaria) and other families. In 1743 it was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont), remaining the boundary with the Austrian-controlled Lombardy-Venetia until 1859.
On the Gravellone stream, in 1848, king Charles Albert of Sardinia assigned for the first time to his army the Tricolore, which was to become Italy's flag.