Fontanellato

Fontanellato
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Parma  (PR)
Local name	Funtanlè
Coordinates	44 ° 52 '  N , 10 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 52 '0 "  N , 10 ° 10' 0"  E
height	45  m slm
surface	53 km²
Residents	7,092 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	134 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	43012
prefix	0521
ISTAT number	034015
Popular name	Fontanellatesi
Website	Fontanellato

Fontanellato is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 7092 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Parma in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 16 kilometers northwest of Parma and about 9 kilometers east-northeast of Fidenza .

Attractions

The Labirinto della Masone in the country was built in 2004-2015 by Franco Maria Ricci with fast-growing bamboo around one of several art museum buildings based on ancient Roman mosaics as a model. 3 km (wrong) paths cover 5000 m² in a square of around 300 × 300 m. The opening was on May 29, 2015.

Together with the books edited by Ricci and the complete works of the Italian printer Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813), the library comprises over 15,000 works. The sculpture, painting and furniture collection dates from the 16th to 20th centuries. Century.

The Rocca Sanvitale is one of the city's sights. The moated castle Rocco Sanvitale, which is surrounded by a moat and accessible via a drawbridge, was inhabited until 1948. The first work to build the took place in the 13th century. In the 15th century, the construction was largely completed. Today the castle houses a museum and several city government offices.

history

The origins of the community are obscure. In 1124 the Fontanellato fortifications were built. The place also gains importance through its Marian shrine, which dates back to 1512.

traffic

The A1 Autostrada runs through the municipality from Milan in the direction of Bologna . State Road 9 (the ancient Via Emilia ) forms the southern border of the municipality .

Personalities

• Albertine von Montenuovo (1817–1867), Austrian nobleman
• Guido Maria Conforti (1865–1931), Bishop of Parma, Archbishop of Ravenna

Community partnerships

Fontanellato maintains partnerships with the Swedish municipality of Falköping and with the municipality of Kißlegg in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

Web links

Commons : Fontanellato  - 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.
2. ↑ http://orf.at/stories/2274568/2274569/ http://orf.at/stories/2274568/2274569/ The maze of a possessed person, inspiration also from the Vienna KHM, ORF.at, May 17, 2015.
3. ↑ http://www.labirintodifrancomariaricci.it http://www.labirintodifrancomariaricci.it Il Labirinto della Masone aprirà il 29 maggio 2015! Website of the Fondazione Franco Maria Ricci, 2014. Accessed May 17, 2015.
4. ↑ http://www.francomariaricci.com/online/The%20Maze.aspx?idArea=443&lang=ENG  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. http://www.francomariaricci.com/online/The%20Maze.aspx?idArea=443&lang=ENG  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Maze, Franco Maria Ricci Editore. Text, draft, rendering, photos. Retrieved May 17, 2015.    
5. ^ Giovanni Mariotti, Luisa Biondetti; FM Ricci (ed.): Labyrinths: The Art of the Maze. Rizzoli, New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-8478-4164-6 .