Colorno

Colorno
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Parma  (PR)
Local name	Colorni
Coordinates	44 ° 55 '  N , 10 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '0 "  N , 10 ° 22' 0"  E
surface	48 km²
Residents	9,127 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	190 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	43052
prefix	0521
ISTAT number	034010
Popular name	Colornesi
Patron saint	Margaret of Antioch
Website	Colorno

The Reggia di Colorno Ducal Palace

Colorno is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 9,127 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Parma in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 14 kilometers north-northeast of Parma and less than 4 kilometers below the Po . Colorno borders directly on the province of Cremona .

history

Colorno is first mentioned in a document in 953. Since the time of Frederick II the community was part of the Guelfs . Eventually the fief went to the Terzi and later to the Duke of Milan and from there to the Sanseverino family . Among these, the fiefdom was considerably enlarged. In today's Ducal Palace of the Farnese has the ALMA , the Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana, its headquarters.

traffic

The former Strada Statale 343 Asolana runs through the municipality from Parma to Asola , which is now downgraded to Strada provinciale . There is a train station on the non-electrified Parma – Brescia railway line.

Attractions

The ducal palace was built by Azzo da Correggio (1303-1362) and rebuilt by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (1727-1801).

Personalities

• Franco Basaglia (1924–1980), psychiatrist, worked at Colornos Hospital
• Louis Marie de Narbonne-Lara (1755–1813), Minister of War under Louis XVI .; General under Napoleon

Web links

Commons : Colorno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.