Garlasco (Garlàsc in local dialect) is a town of 9,800 inhabitants in the province of Pavia.

The city, one of the greatest of Lomellina, is known for the Shrine of Our Lady of Bozzola, 4 km from the center, goal of pilgrimages of the faithful, and the presence of one of the most complex sports and entertainment zone. In 2007 jumped the honor which chronicles the scene of a efferato murder difficult to solve.
Located near the center of Lomellina, a short distance from the left bank of Terdoppio and not far from the edge of the terrace alluvial valley of Ticino.
The territory, including in the Po valley, is almost entirely flat and characterized by numerous rice and intensive cultivation of cereals and corn. These geographical features are the leading cause humid continental climate that characterizes the city in winter is often present fog, while in the summer the area is subject to afa with overhanging foschie.
History
Probably pre origin (at least judging from the name), is mentioned since the tenth century, in 981 was donated by Otto II to the monastery of St. Savior of Pavia, at that time the highest among owners of the area. In the twelfth century, if not before, entered the domains Pavia, which was under the Podesta, being a long time (as also the other major centers of the territory Pavia) free from feudal lords. Only in 1436 the count palatine Guarnerio Castiglioni Garlasco was invested in by Filippo Maria Visconti, and the feud was then his descendants, divided into several lines that were consignoria on Garlasco only Alessandro Castiglioni in 1761 riunificò the power in his hands; his Alfonso Gaetano nephew in 1774 had the title of Count of Garlasco, but was also the last feudal lord, as feudalism was abolished in 1797. In 1818 he was finally united with Garlasco the town of Aurelius and San Biagio.
Aurelio and San Biagio, including the current hamlet of San Biagio, is known since 1250, and was always a common autonomous until its suppression in 1818