Fiorenzuola d'Arda

Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Piacenza  (PC)
Local name	Fiurin oil
Coordinates	44 ° 56 '  N , 9 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 56 '0 "  N , 9 ° 54' 0"  E
height	82  m slm
surface	59 km²
Residents	15,170 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	257 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	29017
prefix	0523
ISTAT number	033021
Popular name	Fiorenzuolani
Patron saint	San Fiorenzo (Florentius of Tours, Bishop of Orange)
Website	Fiorenzuola d'Arda

Fiorenzuola d'Arda is an Italian commune in the Emilia-Romagna region . It is equipped with 15,170 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) to Piacenza , the second largest community in the province of Piacenza .

geography

The small town of Fiorenzuola is located on the Via Emilia , halfway between Piacenza and Fidenza . The name affix refers to the Arda , a right tributary of the Po .

The districts ( frazioni ) Baselica Duce, San Protaso and Paullo belong to the municipality of Fiorenzuola d'Arda . The neighboring communities are Alseno , Besenzone , Cadeo , Carpaneto Piacentino , Castell'Arquato and Cortemaggiore .

The city of Fiorenzuola d'Arda

history

The settlement originated in Roman times on the Via Emilia. In 744 a monastery of the name was mentioned for the first time, which was subordinate to the Bishop of Piacenza. On July 29, 923 Rudolf II of Burgundy defeated Emperor Berengar I in a bloody battle near Fiorenzuola . The place also gained importance due to its location on the Via Francigena . At the beginning of the 13th century Fiorenzuola became a free commune and from the 14th century it belonged with interruptions to the rule of Milan . In 1441 Filippo Maria Visconti gave it to the Pallavicino family as a fiefdom, who kept it until the 16th century. At that time, many Jews from Cremona and Piacenza settled in Fiorenzuola , and the place experienced an economic boom. At the end of the 16th century he came to the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza under Pier Luigi II Farnese , after 1731 to the Bourbons until the Italian unification . Fiorenzuola received the addition to its name in 1865. From 1860 to 1927 the city was the capital of the district of the same name .

Culture and sights

The city center is around Piazza Molinari and the main street Corso Garibaldi, a section of the old Via Emilia. Important palaces and churches are:

• Palazzo Bertamini Lucca - The palace was built at the beginning of the 18th century and has a park that is now open to the public. The chapel of the palace has a cycle of frescoes with mythical and allegorical motifs by Bartolomeo Rusca and Francesco Natali (1723-25).
• Palazzo Grossi (late 15th century)
• Collegiata di San Fiorenzo - The three-aisled church is dedicated to Saint Florentius of Tours. It dates from the Middle Ages (end of the 13th century); it was not given its current shape until the 15th century after renovations.
• Chiesa di San Francesco - The Franciscan Church was built around 1519.
• Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Caravaggio - Baroque style church (1731–49)
• Convento San Giovanni - The former Cistercian monastery from the 17th century is now used by the municipal administration and houses the city library.

theatre

• Teatro comunale Giuseppe Verdi - The municipal theater opened in 1853.

Sports

Fiorenzuola is the seat of the Unione Sportiva Fiorenzuola 1922 football club . An important six-day race, the 6 giorni delle Rose, takes place in the village .

Regular events

• Festa della Zobia - Traditional carnival parade
• Ponta e Cull - Easter event. In the curious skill competition, the participants try to damage the opponents with hard-boiled eggs.

Town twinning

• Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Personalities

• Vincenzo Maculani (1578–1667), cardinal of the Catholic Church
• Giulio Alberoni (1664–1752) Cardinal and Spanish Minister of State
• Fulvio Fulgonio (1832–1904), writer and librettist
• Ferruccio Ranza (1892–1973), fighter pilot
• Aldo Braibanti (* 1922) Writer
• Franca Stoppi (1946–2011), actress
• Samuele Marzoli (* 1984), professional cyclist

Web links

Commons : Fiorenzuola d'Arda  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Fiorenzuola d'Arda
• Information on www.viafrancigena.eu

Individual evidence

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

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