Crema

This article deals with the Lombard place, for the coffee foam see Crema (espresso) , for the composer Joan Maria da Crema see Hans Gerle

Crema
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Cremona  (CR)
Local name	Crèma
Coordinates	45 ° 22 '  N , 9 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 22 '0 "  N , 9 ° 41' 0"  E
height	79  m slm
surface	34 km²
Residents	34,606 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,018 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Santo Stefano in Vairano , Mosi, Vergonzana, Ombriano, Sabbioni, Santa Maria della Croce, San Carlo, Crema Nuova, Porta Nova, SS Trinità, San Bernardino, Castelnuovo, San Giacomo
Post Code	26013
prefix	0373
ISTAT number	019035
Popular name	Cremaschi
Patron saint	San Pantaleone
Website	http://www.comunecrema.it/

Crema ( dt. Obsolete: Krem ) is a city with 34,606 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the northern Italian region of Lombardy and belongs to the province of Cremona . Crema is located about 40 kilometers southeast of Milan and is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Crema . A town partnership with the French town of Melun has existed since 2001 .

City center

history

Crema was administered by the bishops of Cremona since 1098 , but allied itself with Milan against Cremona at the beginning of the 12th century and was conquered and destroyed in 1159 by Frederick I Barbarossa . From 1449 to 1797 Crema was part of the Republic of Venice .

Attractions

The city's sights include:

• The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Gothic style from the years 1284-1341
• The Renaissance town hall ( Palazzo del Comune ) from the 16th century with a tower from the 17th century
• The 16th century Palazzo Pretorio and Palazzo Vescovile

Outside is the church of Santa Maria della Croce from the same period.

Districts

In the municipality, next to the main town, are the fractions Santa Maria dei Mosi, Santo Stefano in Vairano, Torre di Sopra Santa Maria and Vergonzana, as well as the residential areas Cascina Dossena, Cascinetto, Garzide di Sotto, Pozzo and Stati Uniti-Ceriola.

Culinary traditions

The Torta Bertolina (also just Bertolina) is a cake made from crema. Its origins are not entirely clear, but they probably date back to 1800. The cake is round in shape. It is golden brown and smells of American grapes (often the Concord variety ), which make up the main ingredient. The crust has a few holes and is not uniform. The first information about the use of American grapes dates back to the 19th century. Every year, in September , the Bertolina Festival is celebrated in Crema.

The Spongarda is a cake made from crema. Some pastry shops joined forces in 2009 for the “Congrega della Spongarda”. The name is derived from the Latin word "spongia" (sponge). The name Spongarda itself has been documented since 1755. The first preparation of the recipe as a soft and light cake is proven for a banquet in 1526. The Spongarda is a flat cake made from a compact dough. The cake is made from flour, sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, spices and a filling of almonds, nuts, grapes and candied fruit.

The Treccia d'oro is a cake. It consists of yeast dough with candied fruit and fruit. The Treccia d'oro dates from 1937/38 when it was presented by the confectioner Zironda at the Padova fair . He then opened his own pastry shop, where Vittorio Maccalli began as an apprentice. When the owner retired, Macalli continued manufacturing in his shop in Garibaldi Square in Crema. The Lombardy region recognizes the Treccia d'oro as a homemade product of the city of Crema.

In popular culture

The Oscar-winning film drama Call Me by Your Name (2017) by director Luca Guadagnino (who himself lives in Crema) was shot largely in Crema and the immediate vicinity. The success of the film brought a tourist boom, at least for a short time, to the less developed place compared to other areas of northern Italy.

sons and daughters of the town

• Giovanni Maria da Crema (1492–1550), composer and lutenist
• Giovanni Bottesini (1821–1889), composer and double bass player
• Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), composer and organist
• Mauro Bicicli (1935–2001) Grande Inter football player
• Angelo Lameri (* 1961), theologian
• Riccardo Ferri (* 1963), football player
• Giuseppe Severgnini (* 1956), journalist and writer
• Alessio Tacchinardi (* 1975), football player
• Miriam Vece (* 1997), cyclist

See also

• Crema train station

Web links

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

• Crema on the ETHorama platform

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ ISTAT - Dettaglio località abitate
3. ↑ Prodotti Tipici entry at prodottipici.com
4. ↑ Vincenzo Cesare: Tradizione alimentare e territorio_ l'esempio del Cremasco . May 27, 2014.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Atlante dei prodotti tipici e tradizionali, Regione Lombardia, 2014, p. 156 limited preview in Google book search (Italian)
6. ↑ La spongata di Brescello (Italian)
7. ↑ Spongarda di Crema ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Recipe, Italian) 
8. ↑ A 'Call Me By Your Name' themed tour has been launched in Italy. June 20, 2018, accessed May 7, 2019 .