Soragna
Soragna | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Soragna | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Soragna | |
  Soragna Location of Soragna in Italy  Soragna Soragna (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′N 10°7′E / 44.933°N 10.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Parma (PR) |
| Frazioni | Carzeto, Castellina, Diolo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Taccagni |
| Area | |
• Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,834 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43019 |
| Dialing code | 0524 |
Soragna (Parmigiano: Suràgna) is a town and comune in the Province of Parma, northern Italy, with a population of about 4,800.
Soragna is first recorded in 712, in a document issued by the Lombard king Liutprand. From 1198, it was a possession of the Lupi family and an imperial fief elevated to a marquisate in 1347 and to a principate in 1709 with the right to mint coins.
The town is home to the medieval rocca (fortress), later converted into a palace, known as the Rocca Meli Lupi. The first fortress on the site was built in 985 by Marquis Adalbert I of Milan, who had received Soragna and Busseto from Emperor Otto I. In the 12th century, the area was acquired by the Pallavicino family. In 1186, the castle was stormed by combined Guelph forces from Piacenza and Cremona, but the lordship was confirmed to the Pallavicino by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1189. A few years later, the Lupi family acquired the castle through marriage and initiated a reconstruction program. The building contains 16th-century frescoes by Cesare Baglione, possibly Niccolò dell'Abbate, and other artists. The surrounding park was redesigned as an English garden around 1820.
Notable churches include:
- Beata Vergine del Carmine e San Rocco
- San Giacomo
- Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova
- Santa Caterina D'Alessandria
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Rocca Meli Lupi. -
San Giacomo (Saint James) church.
Twin towns
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
Sources
- Mordacci, Alessandra, ed. (2009). La Rocca di Soragna. Parma: Gazzetta di Parma Editore.
External links
- Website about the Rocca di Soragna (in Italian)
