Pessina Cremonese

Pessina Cremonese
Pessina Cremonese
Comune
	Comune di Pessina Cremonese
	Church of San Leonardo in Villarocca, Pessina Cremonese
	Location of Pessina Cremonese
	Pessina Cremonese Location of Pessina Cremonese in Italy Pessina Cremonese Pessina Cremonese (Lombardy)
	Coordinates: 45°11′N 10°15′E / 45.183°N 10.250°E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Cremona (CR)
Government
• Mayor	Virginia Susta
Area
• Total	22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population (30 September 2016)
• Total	633
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Demonym	Pessinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26030
Dialing code	0372

Pessina Cremonese (Cremunés: La Pesìna) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Cremona.

Pessina Cremonese borders the following municipalities: Cappella de' Picenardi, Gabbioneta-Binanuova, Isola Dovarese, Ostiano, Pescarolo ed Uniti, Torre de' Picenardi, Volongo.

Sikh Temple

On 21 August 2011 a temple for the local Sikh community was inaugurated. The construction of the building with a space of 2352 square meters for 500 worshippers cost 1.3 million Euro. Further funds will be needed to erect the five golden cupolas of the temple. The Gurdwara follows Shri Guru Kalgidhar Singh Sabha. It is said to be the largest gurdwara in continental Europe (i.e. not including Britain, which has a large Sikh community).^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (7 September 2011). "In Italian Heartland, Indians Keep the Cheese Coming". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2018.