Salsomaggiore Terme

Salsomaggiore Terme
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Parma (PR)
Coordinates	44 ° 49 ' N , 9 ° 59' E Coordinates: 44 ° 49 '0 " N , 9 ° 59' 0" E
height	157 m slm
surface	81 km²
Residents	19,953 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	246 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	43039
prefix	0524
ISTAT number	034032
Popular name	salsési
Patron saint	San Vitale
Website	[1]

Salsomaggiore Terme is a town with 19,953 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in northern Italy. It belongs to the province of Parma and the Emilia-Romagna region . The place is a health resort; the water contains a lot of sodium . It rises from an artesian well at a depth of 800 to 1,200 meters, has a temperature of 16 ° C and 16 degrees Baumé (i.e. about 175 grams of salt per liter).

etymology

Salsomaggiore Terme is the Italian name for a thermal spring with a high salt content ( salso "salt content", maggiore "larger", terme "thermal bath").

Districts

In the background the Tabiano Castle

Terme Berzieri in the city center

Bargone, Cangelasio, Ceriati, Contignaco-Cella, Costa, Costamarenga, Fornacchia, Gorzano, I Passeri, Longone-Colombaia, Montauro, Pie 'di Via, Pieve di cusignano, Rossi, Salsominore, San Vittore, Scipione Castello, Scipione Ponte, Tabiano Bagni, Tabiano Castello, Tosini, Vascelli.

history

After Italy entered the war in July 1940, the fascist regime set up an internment camp ( campo di concentramento ) for 200 prisoners in Scipione di Salsomaggiore , which was located in an outbuilding belonging to the Orfanotrofio Vittorio Emanuele II orphanage , about four kilometers outside the village. First Italian anti-fascists , later also foreign Jews and members of hostile nations, were interned there. The camp was closed in September 1940, but reopened in August 1942 to accommodate Slavic internees. At the end of July 1943 there were 173 inmates in the camp. On the night of September 9, 1943, some prisoners managed to escape, whereupon the newly arrived German commando released more “slightly incriminated” prisoners to make room for local Jewish men and politically persecuted men under surveillance from the San Francesco prison in Parma. On March 9, 1944, the majority of the Jewish prisoners were transferred to the Fossoli transit camp , where they were "concentrated" with the Jewish women imprisoned in Monticelli Terme (Parma). In June 1944, Salsomaggiore was a transit camp for 15 deported Jews who were transported from Roccatederighi to Fossoli. The camp was evacuated in September 1944 after the guards had been attacked by partisans several times in the previous months .

Culture

The ancient Tabiano castle is located on a hill. About 2 km northwest of the city center of Salsomaggiore Terme is another castle, the Scipione Castello. Both fortresses were built in the 11th century, are now privately owned and have been converted into comfortable hotel complexes. The Castello di Bargone, east of Salsomaggiore Terme and also privately owned, dates from the 10th century.

The Gavinell Botanical Garden, specializing in medicinal and aromatic plants, is located on the southwestern outskirts. Of a total of 12 hectares, 50,000 m² are accessible to visitors.

In Salsomaggiore, the Miss Italia election took place annually from 1960 to 1971 and from 1983 to 2010 .

Thermal baths

In the middle of the city center, on Viale Baistrocchi, stands the magnificent building of Terme Berzieri, the spa that gave the city its name. The admission price is € 40 per person (as of 2014). The Kurhaus - completed in 1923 - and the square in front of it were named after the Italian doctor Lorenzo Berzieri, who carried out pioneering studies on the therapeutic effects of thermal water. The Terme Giacomo Tommasini in Viale Filippo Corridoni was opened to the proletariat on September 18, 1932 and is now a hotel. From the beginning until 2005 it was operated by the state pension insurance. Another thermal bath is located in the incorporated district of Tabiano Bagni, southwest of the actual urban area of Salsomaggiore Terme.

traffic

Station building from 1937

Salsomaggiore Terme has a terminus station . A regional train connects the city with Fidenza and the provincial capital Parma . Fidenza is also served by several bus routes.

Sports

From February 5th to 9th, 1997, the 2nd three-cushion world cup of the year was held in town. The winner was Yilmaz Özcan from Turkey , who defeated Martin Horn from Germany in 3-2 sets in the final.